Disparate effects of socioeconomic status on physical function and emotional well-being in older adults

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 30-37

  Rios, D A ^a,b   Abdulah, D R ^a,b   Wei, J Y ^a,b   Hausdorff, J M ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Emotional well being; Physical function; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; GRIP STRENGTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTPATIENT; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WELLBEING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0035081398     PISSN: 03949532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03351491     Document Type: Article

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