Gabriele Doblhammer (Rostocker Zentrum zur Erforschung des Demografischen Wandels) Rasmus Hoffmann (European University Institute) Elena Muth (Rostocker Zentrum zur Erforschung des Demografischen Wandels) Christina Westphal (Rostocker Zentrum zur Erforschung des Demografischen Wandels) Anne Kruse (Rostocker Zentrum zur Erforschung des Demografischen Wandels)
Abstract
Sex, age, education, marital status, obesity, and smoking have been found to affect health transitions between non-disabled, disabled, and death. Our aim is to review the research literature on this topic and provide structured information, first on the availability of results for each risk factor and transition, and then on detailed study characteristics and disability measures. We use expert recommendations and the electronic databases Medline, PsycINFO, and SOCA. The search is confined to the years 1985-2005, and produced a total of 7,778 articles. Sixty-three articles met the selection criteria regarding study population, longitudinal design, risk factors, transition, and outcome measures.
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Article provided by Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany in its journal Demographic Research.
Volume (Year): 20 (2009) Issue (Month): 5 (February) Pages: 37-64 Download reference. The following formats are available: HTML
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