Gender Differences in the Self-Rated Health-Mortality Association: Is It Poor Self-Rated Health That Predicts Mortality or Excellent Self-Rated Health That Predicts Survival?
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Spouse-rated vs self-rated health as predictors of mortality.
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عنوان ژورنال: The Gerontologist
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0016-9013,1758-5341
DOI: 10.1093/geront/43.3.396