Gender Differences in Health Expectancies across the Disablement Process among Older Thais
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Gender Differences in Health Expectancies across the Disablement Process among Older Thais
OBJECTIVES To estimate health expectancies based on measures that more fully cover the stages in the disablement process for the older Thais and examine gender differences in these health expectancies. METHODS Health expectancies by genders using Sullivan's method were computed from the fourth Thai National Health Examination Survey conducted in 2009. A total of 9,210 participants aged 60 yea...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLOS ONE
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121310