Progression of aging in Mexico: The Mexican health and aging study (MHAS) 2012

Salud Publica de Mexico

Volumn 57, Issue , 2015, Pages S79-S89

  Wong, Rebeca ^a   Michaels Obregón, Alejandra ^a   Palloni, Alberto ^b   Gutiérrez Robledo, Luis Miguel ^c   González González, César ^a,c,d   López Ortega, Mariana ^c   Téllez Rojo, Martha María ^d   Mendoza Alvarado, Laura Rosario ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GERIATRÍA   (Mexico)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Aging; Health; Longitudinal studies; Mexico; Older adult

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SATISFACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VALIDATION STUDY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84930834078     PISSN: 00363634     EISSN: 16067916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21149/spm.v57s1.7593     Document Type: Article

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