Examining Late-Life Functional Limitation Trajectories and Their Associations With Underlying Onset, Recovery, and Mortality

Zachary Zimmer, Linda G. Martin, Bobby L. Jones and Daniel S. Nagin

The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 2014, vol. 69, issue 2, 275-286

Abstract: Objectives. Identify common trajectories of physical functional limitation and mortality among Taiwanese 50 and older as they age, link these to underlying transitions in onset, recovery, and mortality, and assess associations between trajectories and a set of risk factors.

Date: 2014
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