The association of daily physical symptoms with future health

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 143, Issue , 2015, Pages 241-248

  Leger, Kate A ^a   Charles, Susan T ^a   Ayanian, John Z ^b   Almeida, David M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Future health; Physical symptoms; Self rated health

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; HEALTH MONITORING; HEALTH STATUS; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY PHYSICAL SYMPTOM; DISABILITY; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUTUROLOGY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDLIFE IN THE UNITED STATES SURVEYS I; MIDLIFE IN THE UNITED STATES SURVEYS II; NATIONAL STUDY OF DAILY EXPERIENCES; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM; FORECASTING; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; SELF EVALUATION; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84941265876     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.08.050     Document Type: Article

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