Reduced midlife physical functioning among never married and childless men: Evidence from the 1946 British Birth Cohort Study

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 174-181

  Guralnik, Jack M ^a   Butterworth, Suzanne ^b   Patel, Kushang ^a   Mishra, Gita ^b   Kuh, Diana ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging; Disability; Marital status; Parental status; Physical function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 66849124742     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03325226     Document Type: Article

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