Disability trends in Hong Kong community-dwelling Chinese older adults: 1996, 2000, and 2004

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 385-404

  Chou, Kee Lee ^a   Leung, Joe C B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

ADL disability; Chinese; Hong Kong; Older adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHINESE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PREVALENCE; VALIDITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABLED PERSONS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 42649134131     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264308315852     Document Type: Article

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