The influence of personal care and assistive devices on the measurement of disability

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 427-443

  Agree, Emily M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Active life expectancy; Aging; Disability; Long term care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEVICE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; SELF-HELP DEVICES;

EID: 0032896692     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(98)00369-4     Document Type: Article

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