Self-reported prevalence and health correlates of functional limitation among Massachusetts elderly Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, and a non-Hispanic white neighborhood comparison group

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2000, Pages

  Tucker, Katherine L ^a   Falcon, Luis M ^b   Bianchi, Lisa A ^b   Cacho, Eduardo ^b   Bermudez, Odilia I ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

PIERINAE;

EID: 0034069480     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/55.2.M90     Document Type: Article

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