Perceived economic situation, but not education level, is associated with disability prevalence in the Spanish elderly: Observational study

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Rodriguez Laso, Angel ^a   Abellan, Antonio ^b   Sancho, Mayte ^a   Pujol, Rogelio ^b   Montorio, Ignacio ^c   Diaz Veiga, Purificación ^a  

^a Matia Instituto Gerontologico   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE HISTORIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aged; Disabled persons; Prevalence; Social class; Spain

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DISABLED PERSON; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPAIN; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABLED PERSONS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PERCEPTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPAIN;

EID: 84901050553     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-14-60     Document Type: Article

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