Defining profiles of functional limitations in groups of older persons: How and why?

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 578-604

  Slaug, Björn ^a   Schilling, Oliver ^b   Iwarsson, Susanne ^a   Carlsson, Gunilla ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

accessibility; methodology; P E fit; physical environment; simulations

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABLED PERSON; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; STATISTICAL MODEL; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DISABLED PERSONS; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; MODELS, ECONOMIC;

EID: 79953098287     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264310390681     Document Type: Article

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