Education and disability trends of older Americans, 2000-2014

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 447-454

  Tsai, Yuping ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Functional limitations; Older adults

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABLED PERSON; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; SEX FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABLED PERSONS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85032299173     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdw082     Document Type: Review

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