The enduring effect of education-socioeconomic differences in disability trajectories from age 85 years in the Newcastle 85+ Study
•Even at aged 85, four gender specific trajectories of disability are evident.•A disability-free trajectory is found in men only comprising 9% of the male sample.•Less education is associated with being more disabled in later life.
Main Authors: | Kingston, Andrew, Davies, Karen, Collerton, Joanna, Robinson, Louise, Duncan, Rachel, Kirkwood, Thomas B.L., Jagger, Carol |
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier Biomedical Press
2015
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4407633/ |
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