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A Health Profile of Older Women with Comparisons to Older Men
dc.contributor.authorVerbrugge, Lois M.en_US
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dc.date.issued1984en_US
dc.identifier.citationVerbrugge, Lois (1984). "A Health Profile of Older Women with Comparisons to Older Men." Research on Aging 6(3): 291-322. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/68368>en_US
dc.identifier.issn0164-0275en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/68368
dc.description.abstractThis article discusses the physical health status of contemporary older women (aged 65 and over) in comparison to older men, using data from ongoing national health surveys and vital statistics. The article reviews older women's and men's life expectancy after 65 and recent trends in their mortality rates. It then looks extensively at data on physical health, especially the prevalence of chronic conditions and long-term disabilities. Leading ailments at different "stages" are discussed: health problems in daily life, the presence of chronic conditions (whether symptomatic or not), ambulatory care visits, hospital stays, and causes of death. The data show that older women are more frequently ill than older men, with both acute and chronic conditions, but that their problems are less life-threatening than men's. The article concludes with thoughts about the health of future older cohorts.en_US
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dc.publisherSage Publicationsen_US
dc.titleA Health Profile of Older Women with Comparisons to Older Menen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelGeriatricsen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelSociologyen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelHealth Sciencesen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelSocial Sciencesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumUniversity of Michiganen_US
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/68368/2/10.1177_0164027584006003001.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0164027584006003001en_US
dc.identifier.sourceResearch on Agingen_US
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