Characteristics of older pedestrians who have difficulty crossing the street

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 393-397

  Langlois, Jean A ^a,e   Keyl, Penelope M ^b   Guralnik, Jack M ^a   Foley, Daniel J ^a   Marottoli, Richard A ^c   Wallace, Robert B ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^e Epidemiol   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PEDESTRIAN;

EID: 0030914733     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.87.3.393     Document Type: Article

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