Socioeconomic differences in physical disability at older age

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 928-935

  Gjonca E ^a   Tabassum, F ^a   Breeze, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; DISABILITY; EDUCATION; ELDERLY POPULATION; HEALTH STATUS; OCCUPATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OCCUPATION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; DISABLED PERSONS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70350244581     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2008.082776     Document Type: Article

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