Asset and health dynamics among the oldest old: An overview of the AHEAD study

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue SPEC. ISS., 1997, Pages 1-20

  Soldo, Beth J ^a   Hurd, Michael D ^b   Rodgers, Willard L ^b   Wallace, Robert B ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY; FEMALE; GERONTOLOGY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MINORITY GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030927930     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/52b.special_issue.1     Document Type: Article

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