Open AccessDisability Trends Among Older Americans: National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, 1988–1994 and 1999–2004
Author(s) -
Teresa E. Seeman,
Sharon Stein Merkin,
Eileen M. Crimmins,
Arun S. Karlamangla
Publication year - 2010
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.2008.157388
Subject(s) - gerontology , medicine , overweight , national health and nutrition examination survey , demography , national health interview survey , population , health care , public health , activities of daily living , obesity , environmental health , physical therapy , nursing , sociology , economics , economic growth
We investigated trends in disability among older Americans from 1988 through 2004 to test the hypothesis that more recent cohorts show increased burdens of disability.