New Approaches to the Conceptualization and Measurement of Age and Aging

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 1159-1177

  Scherbov, Sergei ^a,b   Sanderson, Warren C ^a,c  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

^b RUSSIAN PRESIDENTIAL ACADEMY OF NATIONAL ECONOMY AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION   (Russian Federation)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; characteristics approach; prospective age

Indexed keywords

AGING; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PENSION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HAND STRENGTH; HEALTH STATUS; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POPULATION AND POPULATION RELATED PHENOMENA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PROCEDURES; SEX RATIO; TRENDS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGING; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC MEASUREMENTS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HAND STRENGTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84985952085     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264316656517     Document Type: Article

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