Cognitive and physical health of the older populations of England, the United States, and Ireland: International comparability of the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 61, Issue SUPPL2, 2013, Pages

  Savva, George M ^a   Maty, Siobhan C ^a   Setti, Annalisa ^a   Feeney, Joanne ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

chronic disease; cognitive function; international comparisons; Ireland

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; IRELAND; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING;

AGED; AGING; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IRELAND; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84877690018     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12196     Document Type: Article

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