Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 58, Issue 4 , Pages 338-349 , April 2005

Activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) items were stable over time in a longitudinal study on aging

  • Marcia Finlayson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Illinois at Chicago (MC 811), 1919 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: 312-996-4603; fax: 312-413-0256.
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  • Trudy Mallinson

      Affiliations

    • Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, 345 East Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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  • Vanessa M. Barbosa

      Affiliations

    • Pathways Center, 2591 Compass Road, Suite 100, Glenview, IL 60026

,Accepted 4 October 2004.

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 Dr. Barbosa was affiliated with Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil at the time this study was conducted.

PII: S0895-4356(04)00278-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2004.10.008

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 58, Issue 4 , Pages 338-349 , April 2005

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