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The association of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, disability, engagement in social activities, and mortality among US adults aged 70 years or older, 1994–2006

PURPOSE: To assess associations among chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), disability as measured by activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental ADL (IADL), engagement in social activities, and death among elderly noninstitutionalized US residents. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A nationally...

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Autores principales: Liu, Yong, Croft, Janet B, Anderson, Lynda A, Wheaton, Anne G, Presley-Cantrell, Letitia R, Ford, Earl S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3896280/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24477269
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S53676