Gender disparity of successful aging in Taiwan

Women and Health

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-21

  Hsu, Hui Chuan ^a  

^a ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cumulative disadvantage; Elderly; Gender disparity; Longitudinal studies; Successful aging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LAWTON INSTRUMENTAL ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING SCALE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRODUCTIVITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAIWAN;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TAIWAN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33645560381     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v42n01_01     Document Type: Article

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