Functional ability in the elderly Swedish population from 1980 to 2005

European Journal of Ageing

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 299-309

  Parker, Marti G ^a   Schön, Pär ^a   Lagergren, Mårten ^b   Thorslund, Mats ^a,b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM GERONTOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Functioning; Health trends; Mobility

Indexed keywords

EID: 56349100607     PISSN: 16139372     EISSN: 16139380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-008-0096-2     Document Type: Article

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