Sex differences in the prevalence of mobility disability in old age: The dynamics of incidence, recovery, and mortality

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2000, Pages

  Leveille, Suzanne G ^a,c   Penninx, Brenda W J H ^b   Melzer, David ^a   Izmirlian, Grant ^a   Guralnik, Jack M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c Research and Trading Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0034110238     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/55.1.S41     Document Type: Article

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