Trends and variation in mild disability and functional limitations among older adults in Norway, 1986-2008

European Journal of Ageing

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-61

  Moe, Joakim O ^a   Hagen, Terje P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aged; Disability; Functional limitations; Health expectancy; Health trends; IADL; Socio economic inequalities

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952249547     PISSN: 16139372     EISSN: 16139380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-011-0179-3     Document Type: Article

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