Longitudinal association between self-rated health and timed gait among older persons

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 65 B, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 715-719

  Martinez, Diane J ^a   Kasl, Stanislav V ^b   Gill, Thomas M ^c   Barry, Lisa C ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Epidemiology and Public Health ^*  (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gait; Longitudinal study; Objective measures; Older people; Self rated health

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GAIT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; RISK; SELF EVALUATION; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONNECTICUT; FEMALE; GAIT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; ODDS RATIO; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 77958156617     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbp115     Document Type: Article

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