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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-08-01
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Series: | BMC Geriatrics |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2318/11/43 |