Relationship of activity and social support to the functional health of older adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2000, Pages

  Everard, Kelly M ^a   Lach, Helen W ^a   Fisher, Edwin B ^a   Baum, M Carolyn ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0033936042     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/55.4.S208     Document Type: Article

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