Late life function and disability instrument: I. Development and evaluation of the disability component

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2002, Pages

  Jette, Alan M ^a   Haley, Stephen M ^a   Coster, Wendy J ^a   Kooyoomjian, Jill T ^a   Levenson, Suzette ^a   Heeren, Tim ^a   Ashba, Jacqueline ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ETHNIC GROUP; EVALUATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GERONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; LATE LIFE FUNCTION AND DISABILITY INSTRUMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0036195418     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/57.4.M209     Document Type: Article

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