Health behaviors and transitions of physical disability among community-dwelling older adults

Research on Aging

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 572-591

  Ying Wu, ^a   McCrone, Susan H ^a   Lai, Hong J ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Aging; Healthy behaviors; Longitudinal studies; Physical disability

Indexed keywords

EID: 49149107276     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: 15527573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027508319473     Document Type: Article

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