Relationship of living arrangement with the decline in functional capacity in elderly people by gender: a longitudinal observational study

Abstract Background The living arrangement has been suggested as an important factor affecting health. Recent studies have also suggested that there was a risk among elderly persons who were not alone. This study examined whether the detailed living arrangement was associated with a future decline i...

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Main Authors: Haruhiko Imamura, Eiko Uchiyama, Miki Akiyama, Ikuyo Kaneko, Toru Takebayashi, Yuji Nishiwaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Komiyama Printing Co. Ltd 2020-05-01
Series:Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12199-020-00853-w