Cohort study on living arrangements of older men and women and risk for basic activities of daily living disability: findings from the AGES project

Abstract Background Living arrangements of older adults have changed worldwide with increasing solitary and non-spouse households, which could affect social care systems. However, the relationship between these households and disability onset has remained unclear. We examined the relationship betwee...

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Main Authors: Tami Saito, Chiyoe Murata, Jun Aida, Katsunori Kondo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-017-0580-7