Psychosocial influences in onset and progression of late life disability

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 287-302

  Mendes De Leon, Carlos F ^a   Rajan, Kumar B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Disability; Social engagement; Social networks; Statistical methods

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT; SOCIAL NETWORKS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL METHODS.; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT; SOCIAL NETWORKS; STATISTICAL METHODS.;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANIMALS; CATS; CHICAGO; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84894287058     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbt130     Document Type: Article

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