When do older adults become "disabled"? Social and health antecedents of perceived disability in a panel study of the oldest old

Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 126-141

  Kelley Moore, Jessica A ^a   Schumacher, John G ^a   Kahana, Eva ^b   Kahana, Boaz ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33745745501     PISSN: 00221465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002214650604700203     Document Type: Article

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