Difficulty or dependency?: Effects of measurement scales on disability prevalence among older americans

Journal of Health and Social Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1-15

  Laditka, Sarah B ^a   Jenkins, Carol L ^b  

^a SUNY POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Aging; Disability; Functional status; Older persons

Indexed keywords

AGED; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; MALE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0035154233     PISSN: 08977186     EISSN: 15404064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J045v13n03_01     Document Type: Article

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