Association of chronic diseases and impairments with disability in older adults: A decade of change?

Medical Care

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 501-507

  Hung, William W ^a,b,c   Ross, Joseph S ^d,e   Boockvar, Kenneth S ^a,b,c,f   Siu, Albert L ^a,b,c  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b James J Peters VA Health Services Research and Development Research Enhancement Award Program   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f Jewish Home Lifecare   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Disability; Impairment; Prevalence trends

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNITY LIVING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING DISORDER; HEART DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; NEOPLASM; PATIENT MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CARE; STROKE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SELF CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 84862070371     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e318245a0e0     Document Type: Article

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