Health-related social disengagement in elderly patients: Association with subsequent disability and survival

Diabetes Care

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1630-1637

  Kuo, Yong Fang ^a,b   Raji, Mukaila A ^a,b   Peek, M Kristen ^a,b   Goodwin, James S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMOTIONALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANAGED CARE; MEDICARE; MENTAL HEALTH; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SOCIAL STATUS; SURVIVAL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICARE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3042748488     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.27.7.1630     Document Type: Article

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