Disentangling the disablement process

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1996, Pages

  Lawrence, Renée H ^a   Jette, Alan M ^a  

^a NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; WALKING;

EID: 0029927038     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/51B.4.S173     Document Type: Article

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