Characteristics and behaviours associated with difficulty in performing activities of daily living among older New Zealand women

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 365-371

  Langlois, Jean A ^c   Norton, Robyn ^c   Campbell, A John ^a   Leveille, Suzanne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BODY MASS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FALLING; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; STROKE; TECHNICAL AID;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; NEW ZEALAND; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0032874582     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/096382899297468     Document Type: Article

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