Regional and Gender Differences in Years with and without Mobility Limitation in the Older Population of Thailand.

OBJECTIVES:To examine gender and regional differences in health expectancies based on the measure of mobility. METHODS:Health expectancies by gender and region were computed by Sullivan's method from the fourth Thai National Health Examination Survey (2009). A total of 9,210 older persons aged...

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Main Authors: Benjawan Apinonkul, Kusol Soonthorndhada, Patama Vapattanawong, Carol Jagger, Wichai Aekplakorn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4854393?pdf=render