Underestimation of disability occurrence in epidemiological studies of older people: Is research on disability still alive?

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1599-1601

  Guralnik, Jack M ^a   Ferrucci, Luigi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ALLERGY; DISABILITY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORD; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH; STROKE;

AGED; DISABLED PERSONS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS;

EID: 0036718459     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2002.50421.x     Document Type: Editorial

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