Measuring human functional age: A review of empirical findings

Experimental Aging Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 245-266

  Anstey, Kaarin J ^a   Lord, Stephen R ^b   Smith, Glen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

AGE DETERMINATION; AGED; AGING; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STATISTICS;

EID: 0029843750     PISSN: 0361073X     EISSN: 10964657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03610739608254010     Document Type: Article

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