The relationship between physical and mental health: A mediation analysis

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 195, Issue , 2017, Pages 42-49

  Ohrnberger, Julius ^a   Fichera, Eleonora ^b   Sutton, Matt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mediation analysis; Mental health; Older population; Physical health; UK

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; HEALTH POLICY; LIFESTYLE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED KINGDOM;

UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 85033383863     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.11.008     Document Type: Article

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