Moderating effects of psychosocial attributes on the association between risk factors and disability in later life

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 163-170

  Jang, Yuri ^a   Haley, W E ^b   Mortimer, J A ^b   Small, B J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0038586307     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1360786031000101111     Document Type: Article

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