The disablement process in very late life: A study of the oldest-old in Sweden

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2001, Pages

  Femia, E E ^a   Zarit, S H ^a   Johansson, B ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; POPULATION MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VISION;

EID: 0035160593     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/56.1.P12     Document Type: Article

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