Using grip strength to compute physical health-adjusted old age dependency ratios

• Main Authors: Fabrice Kämpfen (Author), Iliana V. Kohler (Author), Mamadou Bountogo (Author), James Mwera (Author), Hans-Peter Kohler (Author), Jürgen Maurer (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Elsevier, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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The standard approach for comparing the potential challenges of population aging across countries based on conventional old-age dependency ratios (OADR) does not account for cross-population differences in health, functional capacity or disability, despite their importance for labor force participat...