Long-term declines in ADLs, IADLs, and mobility among older Medicare beneficiaries

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Most prior studies have focused on short-term (≤ 2 years) functional declines. But those studies cannot address aging effects inasmuch as all participants have aged the same amount. Therefore, the authors studied the extent of long-t...

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Main Authors: Wolinsky Fredric D, Bentler Suzanne E, Hockenberry Jason, Jones Michael P, Obrizan Maksym, Weigel Paula AM, Kaskie Brian, Wallace Robert B
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-08-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2318/11/43