Examination of the association of age, disability, and mood among Jewish older adults in Israel

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 397-401

  Litwin, Howard ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; JEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; DISABLED PERSON; MOOD DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; JEWS; MALE; MOOD DISORDERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036845823     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1360786021000007018     Document Type: Article

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