Factors associated with functional incapacity in elders living in long stay institutions in Brazil: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: The increase of the elderly population and the high prevalence of chronic diseases have contributed to the increasing importance of functional ability as a global public health problem. This study aimed to assess functional capacity in institutionalized elders, as well as undertake an ex...

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Autores principales: Mattos, Inês Echenique, do Carmo, Cleber Nascimento, Santiago, Lívia Maria, Luz, Laércio Lima
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3991891/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24731189
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-14-47

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3991891/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24731189
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-14-47

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