Functional disability among elderly persons in a rural area of Haryana

• Main Authors: Priti Gupta (Author), Kalaivani Mani (Author), Sanjay Kumar Rai (Author), Baridalyne Nongkynrih (Author), Sanjeev Kumar Gupta (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The number and proportion of elderly persons is increasing, in India, as well as the world. Disability is an important indicator to measure disease burden in this group. While some chronic conditions may not be amenable to complete cure, their functional disabilities can be improved with...