Low socioeconomic status and disability in old age: Evidence from the InChianti study for the mediating role of physiological impairments

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 86-91

  Coppin, Antonia K ^a   Ferrucci, Luigi ^b   Lauretani, Fulvio ^c   Phillips, Caroline ^a   Chang, Miran ^a   Bandinelli, Stefania ^c   Guralnik, Jack M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; DISABILITY; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GAIT; GENDER; HUMAN; ITALY; JOINT FUNCTION; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOW SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE CONDUCTION; PATIENT MOBILITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SHORT PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE BATTERY; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 32444444068     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/61.1.86     Document Type: Article

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