Predictors of self-rated health: Does education play a role above and beyond age?

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 415-424

  Spuling, Svenja M ^a   Huxhold, Oliver ^a   Wurm, Susanne ^b  

^a GERMAN CENTRE OF GERONTOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aging; Education; Longitudinal; Self rated health; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; AGING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SATISFACTION; SELF EVALUATION; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION;

EID: 85019768413     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbv057     Document Type: Article

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