Contribution of chronic disease to the burden of disability.

BACKGROUND: Population ageing is expected to lead to strong increases in the number of persons with one or more disabilities, which may result in substantial declines in the quality of life. To reduce the burden of disability and to prevent concomitant declines in the quality of life, one of the fir...

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Main Authors: Bart Klijs, Wilma J Nusselder, Caspar W Looman, Johan P Mackenbach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3178640?pdf=render