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Peer reviewedFerrucci, Luigi; Guralnik, Jack M.; Cecchi, Francesca; Marchionni, Niccolo; Salani, Bernardo; Kasper, Judith; Celli, Romano; Giardini, Sante; Heikkinen, Eino; Jylha, Marja; Baroni, Alberto – Gerontologist, 1998
In older persons the disabling process follows a general pattern of progression based on a typical sequence of impairments. Critical steps are identified and a model is presented. The model, based on a hierarchy of activities of daily living, was tested in several ways, including cross-cultural verification. (Author/EMK)
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Cross Cultural Studies, Disabilities, Foreign Countries
