Assessing the reliability of four standard health measures in a sample of older, urban adults

Research on Aging

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 774-796

  Ford, Marvella E ^a   Havstad, Suzanne L ^a   Hill, Deanna D ^a   Kart, Cary S ^b  

^a HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; CAUCASIAN; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; NEGRO; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0033781455     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027500226008     Document Type: Review

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