Informal caregiving and body mass index among older adults

Journal of Gerontological Nursing

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 42-51

  Jenkins, Kristi R ^a,b   Kabeto, Mohammed U ^a   Fultz, Nancy H ^a   Langa, Kenneth M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CAREGIVER; CLASSIFICATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 34248583059     PISSN: 00989134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20070401-06     Document Type: Article

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