Has the prevalence of disability increased over the past decade (2000-2007) in elderly people? A spanish population-based survey

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 136-142

  Palacios Ceña, Domingo ^a   Jiménez García, Rodrigo ^a   Hernández Barrera, Valentín ^a   Alonso Blanco, Cristina ^a   Carrasco Garrido, Pilar ^a   Fernández de las Peñas, César ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Disability; Older people; Population based; Survey; Time trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; SEX RATIO; SPAIN;

EID: 84856088131     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2010.05.007     Document Type: Article

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