Functional disability and health care expenditures for older persons.

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Published in Arch Intern Med on November 26, 2001

Authors

T R Fried1, E H Bradley, C S Williams, M E Tinetti

Author Affiliations

1: Geriatrics and Extended Care 240, West Haven Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, 950 Campbell Ave, West Haven, CT 06516, USA. terri.fried@yale.edu

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