Aging without driving: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study, 1993 to 2008

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 902-912

  Choi, Moon ^a   Mezuk, Briana ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

disparities; Driving; gender issues; mobility; race

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DRIVING ABILITY; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; ANCESTRY GROUP; CAR DRIVING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; INCOME; MIGRANT; MINORITY GROUP; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84884153467     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: 15524523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464812441502     Document Type: Article

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