Prevalence and correlates of physical disability and functional limitation among community dwelling older people in rural Malaysia, a middle income country.

The prevalence of physical disability and functional limitation among older Malaysians appears to be much higher than in developed countries but is comparable to developing countries. Associations with socio-demographic and other health related variables were consistent with other studies.

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Main Authors: Hairi, N.N., Bulgiba, A., Cumming, R.G., Naganathan, V., Mudla, I.
Format: Article
Published: BioMed Central 2010
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Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2933720/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2933720/
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