Session 26:
Health and Disability in Later Life
Chair: Emily M. Agree, Johns Hopkins University
Discussant: Zoya Gubernskaya, University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY)
Trends of Disability under Different Measurement Schemes in the Chinese Elderly Population, 2002 to 2008 • Qiushi Feng, National University of Singapore ; Yi Zeng, Duke University and Peking University
Longer Lives, Sicker Lives? Increased Longevity and Extended Disability among Mexican-Origin Elders • Jacqueline L. Angel, University of Texas at Austin ; Ronald Angel, University of Texas at Austin ; Terrence D. Hill, Florida State University
Foundations of ADL Trajectories of Older Americans • Linda G. Martin, RAND Corporation ; Jinkook Lee, RAND Corporation
Examining a Trend over Three Decades in Late-Life Disability Prevalence in the U.S. • Vicki A. Freedman, University of Michigan ; Douglas A. Wolf, Syracuse University ; Brenda Spillman, Urban Institute
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