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

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2001, Pages

  Melzer, D ^a   Izmirlian, G ^a   Leveille, S G ^a   Guralnik, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOBILIZATION; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENESCENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; WALKING;

EID: 0034854007     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/56.5.S294     Document Type: Article

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