Neighborhood amenities and mobility in older adults

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 178, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 761-769

  Rosso, Andrea L ^a   Grubesic, Tony H ^b   Auchincloss, Amy H ^c   Tabb, Loni P ^c   Michael, Yvonne L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Drexel University   (United States)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; mobility limitation; residence characteristics

Indexed keywords

AGING; AMENITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATABASE; ENERGY; LEADERSHIP; MOBILITY; NEIGHBORHOOD;

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HOME; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MOBILIZATION; NEIGHBORHOOD; NEIGHBORHOOD AMENITY; POVERTY; SCORING SYSTEM; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES;

AGING; MOBILITY LIMITATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

CALIFORNIA; PENNSYLVANIA; PHILADELPHIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883481873     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwt032     Document Type: Article

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