Examination of the association between mental health, morbidity, and mortality in late life: Findings from longitudinal community surveys

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 739-746

  Burns, Richard A ^a   Butterworth, Peter ^a   Browning, Colette ^b   Byles, Julie ^c   Luszcz, Mary ^d   Mitchell, Paul ^e   Shaw, Jonathan ^f   Anstey, Kaarin J ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Department of Biomedical Science   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^d FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

death and dying; depression; epidemiology; gender differences; longitudinal studies

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALTERNATIVE HYPOTHESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATE LIFE DEPRESSION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; WELLBEING; COMPLICATION; HEALTH STATUS; MENTAL DISEASE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84926420412     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610214002051     Document Type: Article

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