Changes of Health Status and Institutionalization among Older Adults in China

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1223-1246

  Peng, Rong ^a   Wu, Bei ^b  

^a Big data and Educational Statistics Application Laboratory   (China)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

activities of daily living; cognitive function; health status changes; institutionalization; long term care

Indexed keywords

AGED; CHINA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHINA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84940483239     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264315577779     Document Type: Article

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