The role of physical activity and diabetes status as a moderator: Functional disability among older Mexican Americans

Age and Ageing

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 752-758

  Palmer, Raymond F ^a   Espino, David V ^b   Dergance, Jeannae M ^c   Becho, Johanna ^a   Markides, Kyriakos ^d  

^a University of Texas Health Science Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c Senior Care of Colorado   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing populations; Diabetes; Disability; Mexican Americans; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GROWTH CURVE; HEALTH CARE COST; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84867797298     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afs106     Document Type: Article

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