Functional disability among elderly blacks and whites in two diverse areas : the New Haven and North Carolina EPESE

This study examines the prevalence of functional disability (limitation in at least one basic activity of daily living) among elderly Black and White community residents in the New Haven (n = 2812) and North Carolina (n = 4162) sites of the Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the El...

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Published in:	American journal of public health (1971) Vol. 85; no. 7; pp. 994 - 998
Main Authors:	MENDES DE LEON, C. F, FILLENBAUM, G. G, WILLIAMS, C. S, BROCK, D. B, BECKETT, L. A, BERKMAN, L. F
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC American Public Health Association 01-07-1995
Subjects:	African Americans Age groups Analysis. Health state Biological and medical sciences Black people Body mass index Chronic illnesses Disability Elderly people Epidemiology Functional impairment General aspects Medical sciences Motor ability Older people Public health Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Questionnaires Race Racial differences Ratios Social research Socioeconomic factors USA White people Women North Carolina United States North America America Connecticut Human Handicap Prevalence Socioeconomic status Race Epidemiology Elderly Public health Geographical variation Functional capacity
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