Examining the disablement process among older Mexican American adults

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 413-425

  Peek, M Kristen ^a   Ottenbacher, Kenneth J ^a   Markides, Kyriakos S ^a   Ostir, Glenn V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Disability; Mexican American; USA

Indexed keywords

AGING; DISABILITY; ETHNICITY; RISK FACTOR;

ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATHOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038617641     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(02)00367-2     Document Type: Article

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