A health profile of community-living nonagenarians in Canada

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-18

  Wister, Andrew V ^a   Wanless, Deanna ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Community living; Health profile; Longevity; Nonagenarians; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; ELDERLY CARE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESTYLE; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGEVITY; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 34248577606     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/01V7-0287-9231-Q854     Document Type: Review

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