Changes in the prevalence of mobility limitations and mobile life expectancy of older adults in Singapore, 1995-2005

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 120-140

  Yong, Vanessa ^a   Saito, Yasuhiko ^a   Chan, Angelique ^b  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Life expectancy; Mobility limitations; Older adults; Singapore

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SINGAPORE; WALKING;

EID: 74049136434     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264309351932     Document Type: Article

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