Race/ethnicity and socioeconomic class as correlates of disability in old age

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 51, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 337-365

  Ozawa, Martha N ^a   Hun Yeo, Yeong ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

ADL; Disability; Education; Functional limitations; IADL; Income; Net worth; Old age; Race ethnicity; Socioeconomic class

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RACE; RISK; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58149331925     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01634370802039700     Document Type: Article

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