Predictors of onset of and recovery from mobility difficulty among adults aged 51-61 years

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 63-71

  Clark, Daniel O ^a,b   Stump, Timothy E ^b   Wolinsky, Fredric D ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR AGING RESEARCH   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Chronic disease; Disability evaluation; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISABILITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; OBESITY; PAIN; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0032127507     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009561     Document Type: Article

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