Diminished mental- and physical function and lack of social support are associated with shorter survival in community dwelling older persons of Botswana

BACKGROUND: Mortality rates for older persons in Botswana have been unavailable and little is known of predictors of mortality in old age. This study may serve as a precursor for more detailed assessments. The objective was to assess diminished function and lack of social support as indicators of sh...

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Autores principales: Clausen, Thomas, Wilson, Adrian O, Molebatsi, Robert M, Holmboe-Ottesen, Gerd
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1925080/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17615069
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-7-144

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1925080/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17615069
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-7-144

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