Age patterns of racial/ethnic/nativity differences in disability and physical functioning in the United States

Demographic Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 497-510

  Melvin, Jennifer ^a   Hummer, Robert ^a   Elo, Irma ^b   Mehta, Neil ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84920268297     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.31.17     Document Type: Article

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