Open AccessSelf-Rated Health and Morbidity Onset Among Late Midlife U.S. Adults
Author(s) -
Kenzie Latham-Mintus,
Charles W. Peek
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology series b
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1758-5368
pISSN - 1079-5014
DOI - 10.1093/geronb/gbs104
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , self rated health , diabetes mellitus , incidence (geometry) , gerontology , disease , demography , coronary heart disease , endocrinology , optics , sociology , engineering , physics , mechanical engineering
Although self-rated health (SRH) is recognized as a strong and consistent predictor of mortality and functional health decline, there are relatively few studies examining SRH as a predictor of morbidity. This study examines the capacity of SRH to predict the onset of chronic disease among the late midlife population (ages 51-61 years).
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