Contribution of chronic diseases to disability in elderly people in countries with low and middle incomes: a 10/66 Dementia Research Group population-based survey

BACKGROUND: Disability in elderly people in countries with low and middle incomes is little studied; according to Global Burden of Disease estimates, visual impairment is the leading contributor to years lived with disability in this population. We aimed to assess the contribution of physical, menta...

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Autores principales: Sousa, Renata M, Ferri, Cleusa P, Acosta, Daisy, Albanese, Emiliano, Guerra, Mariella, Huang, Yueqin, Jacob, KS, Jotheeswaran, AT, Rodriguez, Juan J Llibre, Pichardo, Guillermina Rodriguez, Rodriguez, Marina Calvo, Salas, Aquiles, Sosa, Ana Luisa, Williams, Joseph, Zuniga, Tirso, Prince, Martin
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lancet Publishing Group 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2854331/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19944863
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61829-8

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