Underestimation of disability in community-living older persons

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1492-1497

  Gill, Thomas M ^a   Hardy, Susan E ^a   Williams, Christianna S ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Cohort studies; Disability

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; ONSET AGE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; DATA COLLECTION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS;

EID: 0036717042     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2002.50403.x     Document Type: Article

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