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Capability and dependency in the Newcastle 85+ cohort study. Projections of future care needs

BACKGROUND: Little is known of the capabilities of the oldest old, the fastest growing age group in the population. We aimed to estimate capability and dependency in a cohort of 85 year olds and to project future demand for care. METHODS: Structured interviews at age 85 with 841 people born in 1921...

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Autores principales: Jagger, Carol, Collerton, Joanna C, Davies, Karen, Kingston, Andrew, Robinson, Louise A, Eccles, Martin P, von Zglinicki, Thomas, Martin-Ruiz, Carmen, James, Oliver FW, Kirkwood, Tom BL, Bond, John
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3097155/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21542901
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-11-21