Education, gender, and functional transitions among Indonesian elderly

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 303-322

  Kaneda, Toshiko ^a   Zimmer, Zachary ^b  

^a Population Reference Bureau   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Education; Functional limitation; Gender; Indonesia

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDONESIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TIME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDONESIA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34547837423     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10823-007-9041-7     Document Type: Article

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