Modifiable risks of incident functional dependence in Hispanic and non-Hispanic White elders: The San Luis Valley Health and aging study

Gerontologist

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 690-697

  Bryant, Lucinda L ^a   Shetterly, Susan M ^a   Baxter, Judith ^a   Hamman, Richard F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Attributable risk; Cohort study; Ethnic disparities; Functional disability

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; ETHNOLOGY; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

EID: 0036787436     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/42.5.690     Document Type: Article

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