Expanding the disablement process model among older Mexican Americans

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 334-339

  Peek, M Kristen ^a   Patel, Kushang V ^a,b   Ottenbacher, Kenneth J ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36;

EID: 18244378232     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/60.3.334     Document Type: Article

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