Frailty, disability and old age: A re-appraisal

Health

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 475-490

  Gilleard, Chris ^a   Higgs, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ageing; disability; fourth age; frailty; social imaginary

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DISABLED PERSON; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMAN; NOMENCLATURE; POVERTY; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; DISABLED PERSONS; FRAIL ELDERLY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; POVERTY; SOCIAL WELFARE; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 80052046217     PISSN: 13634593     EISSN: 14617196     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363459310383595     Document Type: Article

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