Progressive versus catastrophic disability: a longitudinal view of the disablement process.

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Published in J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci on May 01, 1996

Authors

L Ferrucci1, J M Guralnik, E Simonsick, M E Salive, C Corti, J Langlois

Author Affiliations

1: Geriatric department I Fracticini, National Research Institute (INRCA), Florence, Italy.

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