Sociodemographic effects on the dynamics of task-specific ADL functioning at the oldest-old ages: The case of China

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-81

  Gu, Danan ^a   Xu, Qin ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b China National Research Center on Aging   (China)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living (ADL); China; Disability; Oldest old; Onset; Recovery

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; METHODOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; RURAL POPULATION; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHINA; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33847295290     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10823-006-9024-0     Document Type: Article

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