Lifetime risk and duration of chronic disease and disability

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 554-577

  Murtaugh, Christopher M ^a   Spillman, Brenda C ^b   Wang, Xing ^a  

^a VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

active life expectancy; dementia; disability; obesity; physical function

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; TIME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ARTHRITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEMENTIA; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; OBESITY; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RISK; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79953080698     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264310389491     Document Type: Article

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