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      Lower-extremity function in persons over the age of 70 years as a predictor of subsequent disability.

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          Functional assessment is an important part of the evaluation of elderly persons. We conducted this study to determine whether objective measures of physical function can predict subsequent disability in older persons.

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          Journal
          N Engl J Med
          The New England journal of medicine
          Massachusetts Medical Society
          0028-4793
          0028-4793
          Mar 02 1995
          : 332
          : 9
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Epidemiology, Demography, and Biometry Program, National Institute on Aging, Bethesda, Md 20892.
          Article
          10.1056/NEJM199503023320902
          7838189
          d3a1c56e-ad56-4df9-8a88-93f9051767ea
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