Measuring functional disability in the older population.
American Journal of Public HealthPublished 1 November 1981
Pearl S. German
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Measuring functional disability in the older population. P S GermanCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.71.11.1197 Published Online: October 07, 2011
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