Consequences of interaction of functional, somatic, mental and social problems in community-dwelling older people.

This study explores the combination of four common health problems in older people and whether problems on four domains result in an additional effect on indicators of poor health. For this purpose, a total of 2681 participants (32% male, mean age 82 years) of the Integrated Systematic Care for Olde...

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Main Authors: Anne H van Houwelingen, Wendy P J den Elzen, Saskia le Cessie, Jeanet W Blom, Jacobijn Gussekloo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4405543?pdf=render