Physical Functioning Trends among US Women and Men Age 45–64 by Education Level

Biodemography and Social Biology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 21-30

  Zajacova, Anna ^a   Montez, Jennifer Karas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISABLED PERSON; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABLED PERSONS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85015063416     PISSN: 19485565     EISSN: 19485573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19485565.2016.1263150     Document Type: Article

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