Open AccessSex Differences in Mortality among Older Frail Mexican Americans
Author(s) -
Ivonne M. Berges,
James E. Graham,
Glenn V. Ostir,
Kyriakos S. Markides,
Kenneth J. Ottenbacher
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of women's health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.195
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 1931-843X
pISSN - 1540-9996
DOI - 10.1089/jwh.2008.1083
Subject(s) - medicine , marital status , gerontology , body mass index , demography , hazard ratio , grip strength , mexican americans , population , confidence interval , ethnic group , physical therapy , environmental health , sociology , anthropology
To examine the association between frailty and 10-year mortality among older men and women of Mexican American origin.