Losing the ability in activities of daily living in the oldest old: a hierarchic disability scale from the Newcastle 85+ study.
OBJECTIVES:To investigate the order in which 85 year olds develop difficulty in performing a wide range of daily activities covering basic personal care, household care and mobility. DESIGN:Cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from a cohort study. SETTING:Newcastle upon Tyne and North Tyneside,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3280316?pdf=render |