Merja Vuorisalmi

Global self-rated health data from a longitudinal study predicted mortality better than comparative self-rated health in old age

Merja Vuorisalmi, Tomi Lintonen, Marja Jylhä · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology · 2005 · 103 citations

Quality Of Life, Old Age, Health Sciences +10

Disability trends among nonagenarians in 2001–2007: Vitality 90+ Study

Tytti Sarkeala, Tapio Nummi, Merja Vuorisalmi et al. · European Journal of Ageing · 2011 · 80 citations · Full text

Health Policy, Social Health, Disability +4

Comparative vs global self-rated health: associations with age and functional ability

Merja Vuorisalmi, Tomi Lintonen, Marja Jylhä · Aging Clinical and Experimental Research · 2006 · 47 citations

Quality Of Life, Healthy Aging, Midlife Health +6

Comparison of self-rated health in older people of St. Petersburg, Russia, and Tampere, Finland: how sensitive is SRH to cross-cultural factors?

Merja Vuorisalmi, Ilkka Pietilä, Pertti Pohjolainen et al. · European Journal of Ageing · 2008 · 30 citations · Full text

Health Policy, Geriatrics, Healthy Aging +8

Among nonagenarians, congruence between self-rated and proxy-rated health was low but both predicted mortality

Merja Vuorisalmi, Tytti Sarkeala, Antti Hervonen et al. · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology · 2012 · 22 citations

Preventive Medicine, Proxy-rated Health, Health Outcome +7