Functional limitations before and after cancer diagnosis and contributing factors: findings from the China health and retirement longitudinal study

Abstract Background Although there is a general trend of functional decline with age, there lacks an understanding of how cancer diagnosis and other factors may contribute to this trend. This study aimed to examine functional limitation trajectories among adults with and without cancer, and before v...

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Main Authors: Rumei Yang, Yin Liu, Yun Jiang, Daniel J. M. Fleming, Elizabeth B. Fauth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-05-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03060-0