Capturing transitions and trajectories: The role of socioeconomic status in later life disability

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 65 B, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 733-743

  Taylor, Miles G ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Education; Socioeconomic status; Stratification and health

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABLED PERSON; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; ONSET AGE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGING; DISABLED PERSONS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH TRANSITION; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NORTH CAROLINA; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77958192004     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbq018     Document Type: Article

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