Report of having slowed down: Evidence for the validity of a new way to inquire about mild disability in elders

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2000, Pages

  Pine, Zachary M ^a,b   Gurland, Barry ^a   Chren, Mary Margaret ^c  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE; WALKING;

EID: 0033921376     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/55.7.M378     Document Type: Article

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