Open AccessMorbidity and disability in older persons in the years prior to death.
Author(s) -
Jack M. Guralnik,
Andrea Z. LaCroix,
Laurence G. Branch,
S. V. Kasl,
Robert B. Wallace
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.81.4.443
Subject(s) - medicine , gerontology , demography , odds , odds ratio , activities of daily living , disease , cause of death , physical therapy , logistic regression , sociology
A large proportion of the disease and disability which affects older persons occurs in the years just prior to death. Little prospective evidence is available which quantifies the burden of morbidity and disability during these years.
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