Cohort differences in health, functioning and physical activity in the young-old Finnish population

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 126-134

  Heikkinen, Eino ^a   Kauppinen, Markku ^a   Rantanen, Taina ^a   Leinonen, Raija ^b   Lyyra, Tiina Mari ^a   Suutama, Timo ^a   Heikkinen, Riitta Liisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b GeroCenter Foundation for Research and Development   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cohort differences; Functioning; Health; Physical activity; Young old

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; SELF CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGING; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MORTALITY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 79960920294     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: 17208319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3275/6932     Document Type: Article

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