Wealth and mortality at older ages: A prospective cohort study

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 346-353

  Demakakos, Panayotes ^a   Biddulph, Jane P ^a   Bobak, Martin ^a   Marmot, Michael G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGE STRUCTURE; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; INCOME; MORTALITY; OCCUPATION; PREDICTION; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

AGING; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AGING; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; LIFE STYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84946882306     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2015-206173     Document Type: Article

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