Mediating relationships within the Disablement Process model: A cross-sectional study of the oldest-old

European Journal of Ageing

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 161-179

  Fauth, Elizabeth Braungart ^a,d   Zarit, Steven H ^b   Malmberg, Bo ^c  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Disablement Process model; Functional ability; Mastery; Oldest old

Indexed keywords

EID: 51749095448     PISSN: 16139372     EISSN: 16139380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-008-0092-6     Document Type: Article

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