Association between chronic diseases and disability in elderly subjects with low and high income: The Leiden 85-plus Study

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 494-497

  Bootsma Van Der Wiel, Annetje ^a   De Craen, Anton J M ^a   Van Exel, Eric ^a   Macfarlane, Peter W ^b   Gussekloo, Jacobijn ^a   Westendorp, Rudi G J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic diseases; Disability; Elderly; Income

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCOME; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 26844558061     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cki015     Document Type: Article

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