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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1994 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Lois M. Verbrugge is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily spans the Social Sciences, with specific focus on the subfields of Demography and Health.

The main topics covered in Verbrugge's body of work include:

  • Retirement, Disability, and Employment
  • Elder Abuse and Neglect
  • Health disparities and outcomes

Verbrugge has published in venues such as IEEE Control Systems, contributing at least one paper in this outlet.

Recent scholarly contributions include:

  • Prof. Elmer Grant Gilbert, 1930-2019 [Obituary], 2020, IEEE Control Systems

The scientist has not recorded frequent co-authors in the data provided.

Verbrugge was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1994.

Best Publications

  • The Disablement Process.

    Lois M. Verbrugge;Alan M. Jette

  • Gender and health: an update on hypotheses and evidence.

    Lois M. Verbrugge

  • The twain meet: empirical explanations of sex differences in health and mortality.

    Lois M. Verbrugge

  • The Structure of Adult Friendship Choices

    Lois M. Verbrugge

  • Sex differentials in health and mortality.

    L M Verbrugge;D L Wingard

  • Longer life but worsening health? Trends in health and mortality of middle-aged and older persons.

    Lois M. Verbrugge

  • Marital Status and Health.

    Lois M. Verbrugge

  • Multiple roles and physical health of women and men.

    Lois M. Verbrugge

  • Comorbidity and Its Impact on Disability

    Lois M. Verbrugge;James M. Lepkowski;Yuichi Imanaka

  • SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING AND SOCIAL PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS

    Johan Ormel;Siegwart Lindenberg;Nardi Steverink;Lois M. Verbrugge

  • Seven chronic conditions: their impact on US adults' activity levels and use of medical services.

    L M Verbrugge;D L Patrick

  • Sex differentials in health.

    Lois M. Verbrugge

  • Multiplexity in Adult Friendships

    Lois M. Verbrugge

  • Exploring the iceberg. Common symptoms and how people care for them.

    Lois M. Verbrugge;Frank J. Ascione

  • Role burdens and physical health of women and men.

    Lois M. Verbrugge

  • The great efficacy of personal and equipment assistance in reducing disability.

    L M Verbrugge;C Rennert;J H Madans

  • Women, Work, and Health

    Glorian Sorensen;Lois M. Verbrugge

  • Age Differences and Age Changes in Activities: Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging

    Lois M. Verbrugge;Ann L. Gruber-Baldini;James L. Fozard

  • A two way view of gender bias in medicine.

    M T Ruiz;L M Verbrugge

  • Females and illness: recent trends in sex differences in the United States.

    Lois M. Verbrugge

Frequent Co-Authors

Siegwart Lindenberg
Siegwart Lindenberg University of Groningen
Johan Ormel
Johan Ormel University Medical Center Groningen
Philippa Clarke
Philippa Clarke University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Jersey Liang
Jersey Liang University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Glorian Sorensen
Glorian Sorensen Harvard University
Anna Zajacova
Anna Zajacova University of Western Ontario
Nardi Steverink
Nardi Steverink University Medical Center Groningen
William Rakowski
William Rakowski Brown University

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