Gender, social engagement, and limitations in late life

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1428-1435

  Thomas, Patricia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cognitive limitations; Gender; Older adults; Physical limitations; Social engagement; Social integration theory; USA

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; COGNITION; ELDERLY POPULATION; GENDER DISPARITY; GENDER ISSUE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PANEL DATA; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 81555208157     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.07.035     Document Type: Article

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