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Low health literacy predicts decline in physical function among older adults: findings from the LitCog cohort study
BACKGROUND: Limited health literacy is associated with worse physical function in cross-sectional studies. We aimed to determine if health literacy is a risk factor for decline in physical function among older adults. METHODS: A longitudinal cohort of 529 community-dwelling American adults aged 55–7...
Autores principales: | Smith, Samuel G, O'Conor, Rachel, Curtis, Laura M, Waite, Katie, Deary, Ian J, Paasche-Orlow, Michael, Wolf, Michael S |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4413744/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25573701 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2014-204915 |
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