Decreasing prevalence of disability in activities of daily living, functional limitations and poor self-rated health: A 6-year follow-up study in Spain

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 352-358

  Zunzunegui, María Victoria ^a   Nunez, Olivier ^b   Durban, Maria ^b   García de Yébenes, María Jesús ^c   Otero, Ángel ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c Tecnicas Avanzadas de Investigacion en Servicios de Salud TAISS   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aging; Disability trends; Health trends; Longitudinal study

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EATING; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GENDER; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEG MOVEMENT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SELF EVALUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SPAIN; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

EID: 33846420648     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03324830     Document Type: Article

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