The prevalence of medical conditions among U.S. Chinese community-dwelling older adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue , 2014, Pages S15-S22

  Dong, Xinqi ^a   Chen, Ruijia ^a   Simon, Melissa A ^b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese; Chronic conditions; Medical conditions; Older adults; Screening

Indexed keywords

AGED; ASIAN AMERICAN; CHINA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN AMERICANS; CHICAGO; CHINA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84922393681     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glu151     Document Type: Article

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