Consistency and change in functional status among older adults over time

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 155-182

  Wolinsky, Fredric D ^a   Stump, Timothy E ^b   Callahan, Christopher M ^c   Johnson, Robert J ^d  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Regenstrief Institute for Health Care   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0030007121     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089826439600800201     Document Type: Article

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