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Disability in long-term care residents explained by prevalent geriatric syndromes, not long-term care home characteristics: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Self-care disability is dependence on others to conduct activities of daily living, such as bathing, eating and dressing. Among long-term care residents, self-care disability lowers quality of life and increases health care costs. Understanding the correlates of self-care disability in t...

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Autores principales: Lane, Natasha E., Wodchis, Walter P., Boyd, Cynthia M., Stukel, Thérèse A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5301427/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28183274
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-017-0444-1