Self-reported health and subsequent mortality: An analysis of 767 deaths from a large Thai cohort study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Zhao, Jiaying ^a   Yiengprugsawan, Vasoontara ^a   Seubsman, Sam Ang ^a,b   Kelly, Matthew ^a   Bain, Chris ^a,c   Sleigh, Adrian ^a  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b SUKHOTHAI THAMMATHIRAT OPEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cause specific mortality; Cohort study; Self reported health; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; THAILAND; TRENDS;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; THAILAND;

EID: 84908397705     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-860     Document Type: Article

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