Assessing mobility difficulties for cross-national comparisons: Results from the world health organization study on global ageing and adult health

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 329-335

  Capistrant, Benjamin D ^a,b   Glymour, M Maria ^c,d   Berkman, Lisa F ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e HARVARD CENTER FOR POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

developing countries; disability; gait; measurement; mobility

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISABILITY; GAIT; MEASUREMENT; MOBILITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; WALKING; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84894027581     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12633     Document Type: Article

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