Analysis of change in self-reported physical function among older persons in four population studies

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 143, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 766-778

  Beckett, Laurel A ^a   Brock, Dwight B ^b   Lemke, Jon H ^c   Mendes De Leon, Carlos F ^d   Guralnik, Jack M ^b   Fillenbaum, Gerda G ^e   Branch, Laurence G ^f,g   Wetle, Terrie T ^h   Evans, Denis A ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^g BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

activities of daily living; aging; longitudinal studies; population surveillance

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029933337     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008814     Document Type: Article

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