Intergenerational Occupational Mobility and Objective Physical Functioning in Midlife and Older Ages

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 279-291

  McCrory, Cathal ^a   Henretta, John C ^b   O'Connell, Matthew D L ^a   Kenny, Rose Anne ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing; Cohort study; Grip strength; Life course models; Walking speed

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; FEMALE; FITNESS; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; IRELAND; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WALKING; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; IRELAND; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; OCCUPATIONS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL MOBILITY; WALKING;

EID: 85041214323     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbv084     Document Type: Article

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