Health and functioning among baby boomers approaching 60

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 369-377

  Martin, Linda G ^a   Freedman, Vicki A ^b   Schoeni, Robert F ^c   Andreski, Patricia M ^c  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Baby Boom; Chronic Conditions; Disability; Functioning; Mortality; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; BABY BOOMER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISABILITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING DISORDER; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; MORTALITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NEOPLASM; OBESITY; PERSONAL NEEDS; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREND STUDY; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 65349168034     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbn040     Document Type: Article

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