Physical stature decline and the health status of the elderly population in England

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 16, Issue , 2015, Pages 30-44

  Fernihough, Alan ^a   McGovern, Mark E ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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

Author keywords

Aging; Early life conditions; Health; Height; Physical stature decline

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE MASS; UNITED KINGDOM; ENGLAND; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHOMETRICS; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; BONE DENSITY; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 84920730995     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: 18736130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2013.12.010     Document Type: Article

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