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SUBMITTER: Forman-Hoffman VL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5302214 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Forman-Hoffman Valerie L VL Ault Kimberly L KL Anderson Wayne L WL Weiner Joshua M JM Stevens Alissa A Campbell Vincent A VA Armour Brian S BS
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<h4>Objective</h4>We examined the effect of functional disability on all-cause mortality and cause-specific deaths among community-dwelling US adults.<h4>Methods</h4>We used data from 142,636 adults who participated in the 1994-1995 National Health Interview Survey-Disability Supplement eligible for linkage to National Death Index records from 1994 to 2006 to estimate the effects of disability on mortality and leading causes of death.<h4>Results</h4>Adults with any disability were more likely to ...[more]