Declines in late-life disability: the role of early- and mid-life factors.

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Published in Soc Sci Med on January 28, 2008

Authors

Vicki A Freedman1, Linda G Martin, Robert F Schoeni, Jennifer C Cornman

Author Affiliations

1: School of Public Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, USA. vfreedman@umdnj.edu

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