The influence of diabetes, hypertension, and stroke on ethnic differences in physical and cognitive functioning in an ethnically diverse older population

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 392-398

  Haan, Mary N ^a   Weldon, Minda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

cognitive function; Comorbidity; cross sectional study; elderly; Hispanics; physical disability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; CALIFORNIA; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0030250152     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1047-2797(96)00062-2     Document Type: Article

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