Conjugating the 'tenses' of function: Discordance among hypothetical, experimental, and enacted function in older adults

Gerontologist

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 101-112

  Glass, Thomas A ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional status; Successful aging; Theory

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0031908777     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/38.1.101     Document Type: Article

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