Spouse-Rated Limitations and Spouse-Rated Life Expectancy as Mortality Predictors
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Spouse-rated vs self-rated health as predictors of mortality.
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
سال: 1998
ISSN: 1079-5014,1758-5368
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/53b.3.s137