Further evidence on recent trends in the prevalence and incidence of disability among older americans from two sources: The LSOA and the NHIS

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1997, Pages

  Crimmins, Eileen M ^b   Saito, Yasuhiko ^a   Reynolds, Sandra L ^c  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0031003485     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/52B.2.S59     Document Type: Article

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