Projection of young-old and old-old with functional disability: does accounting for the changing educational composition of the elderly population make a difference?

Projection of young-old and old-old with functional disability: does accounting for the changing educational composition of the elderly population make a difference?

This study compares projections, up to year 2040, of young-old (aged 60-79) and old-old (aged 80+) with functional disability in Singapore with and without accounting for the changing educational composition of the Singaporean elderly. Two multi-state population models, with and without accounting f...

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Main Authors: John P Ansah, Rahul Malhotra, Nicola Lew, Chi-Tsun Chiu, Angelique Chan, Steffen Bayer, David B Matchar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4431717?pdf=render

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