Open AccessPerceived Health Status and Morbidity and Mortality: Evidence from the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study
Author(s) -
George A. Kaplan,
Debbie Goldberg,
Susan A. EversonRose,
R D Cohen,
Riitta Salonen,
J Tuomilehto,
Jukka Salonen
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/25.2.259
Subject(s) - medicine , ischaemic heart disease , risk factor , disease , epidemiology , cross sectional study , environmental health , gerontology , pathology
Previous studies have reported an increased risk of death in those who report their health is poor, however, the role of underlying and subclinical disease in this association has not been carefully studied.
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