Longitudinal changes in functional capacity: effects of socio-economic position among ageing adults
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Longitudinal changes in functional capacity: effects of socio-economic position among ageing adults
INTRODUCTION Health and functional capacity have improved especially in Western countries over the past few decades. Nevertheless, the positive secular trend has not been able to decrease an uneven distribution of health. The main aim of this study was to follow-up changes in functional capacity among the same people in six years time and to detect whether the possible changes vary according to...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal for Equity in Health
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1475-9276
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-11-78