Validation of New Measures of Disability and Functioning in the National Health and Aging Trends Study

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V. A. Freedman · Institute for Social Research

Judith D. Kasper · Johns Hopkins University

Jennifer C. Cornman · Owens Corning (United States)

Emily M. Agree · Johns Hopkins University

Karen Bandeen‐Roche · Johns Hopkins University

V Mor · John Brown University

Brenda C. Spillman

Abstract

The National Health and Aging Trends Study protocol preserves the ability to examine more traditional measures of functioning while offering new insights into how activities are performed and preserving key conceptual distinctions.

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Retirement, Disability, and Employment Frailty in Older Adults Health disparities and outcomes

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Published in: The Journals of Gerontology Series A

Volume 66A, Issue 9, pp. 1013-1021

DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glr087

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Validation of New Measures of Disability and Functioning in the National Health and Aging Trends Study

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