Performance-based measures of physical function as mortality predictors: Incremental value beyond self-reports

Demographic Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 227-252

  Goldman, Noreen ^a   Glei, Dana A ^b   Rosero Bixby, Luis ^c   Chiou, Shu Ti ^d,e   Weinstein, Maxine ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^d DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 84897757885     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.7     Document Type: Article

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