Obesity, disease, and functional limitation in later life

Demography

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 73-82

  Himes, Christine L ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; OBESITY;

EID: 0034136133     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2648097     Document Type: Article

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