Recent trends in chronic disease, impairment and disability among older adults in the United States

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>To examine concurrent prevalence trends of chronic disease, impairment and disability among older adults.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>We analyzed the 1998, 2004 and 2008 waves of the Health and Retirement Study, a n...

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Main Authors: Ross Joseph S, Hung William W, Boockvar Kenneth S, Siu Albert L
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-08-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2318/11/47