Disability and self-rated health among older women and men in rural Guatemala: The role of obesity and chronic conditions

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1418-1427

  Yount, Kathryn M ^a   Hoddinott, John ^b   Stein, Aryeh D ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Disability; Gender differences; Guatemala; Obesity; Population aging; Self rated health

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; BODY MASS; DISABILITY; ELDERLY POPULATION; GENDER ROLE; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH STATUS; OBESITY; RURAL SOCIETY; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADL DISABILITY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GUATEMALA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; RANGE OF MOTION; RURAL POPULATION; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISABLED PERSON; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; GUATEMALA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; OBESITY; POVERTY; RURAL POPULATION; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS;

GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

EID: 77956651129     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.06.046     Document Type: Article

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