Personality and reduced incidence of walking limitation in late life: Findings from the health, aging, and body composition study

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 67 B, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 712-719

  Tolea, Magdalena I ^a   Ferrucci, Luigi ^b   Costa, Paul T ^c   Faulkner, Kimberly ^d   Rosano, Caterina ^e   Satterfield, Suzanne ^f   Ayonayon, Hilsa N ^g   Simonsick, Eleanor M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b Clinical Research Branch   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conscientiousness; Functional limitations; Openness to experience; Personality

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; PERSONALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES; WALKING; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PERSONALITY; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

EID: 84867833506     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbs001     Document Type: Article

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