Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 53, Issue 3 , Pages 257-265 , March 2000

Health and functional capacity as predictors of community dwelling among elderly people

  • P. Laukkanen

      Affiliations

    • The Finnish Centre for Interdisciplinary Gerontology, University of Jyväskylä, PO Box 35, Fin-40351 Jyväskylä, Finland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Fax. +358 14 602011
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  • E. Leskinen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Statistics, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
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  • M. Kauppinen

      Affiliations

    • The Finnish Centre for Interdisciplinary Gerontology, University of Jyväskylä, PO Box 35, Fin-40351 Jyväskylä, Finland
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  • R. Sakari-Rantala

      Affiliations

    • The Finnish Centre for Interdisciplinary Gerontology, University of Jyväskylä, PO Box 35, Fin-40351 Jyväskylä, Finland
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  • E. Heikkinen

      Affiliations

    • The Finnish Centre for Interdisciplinary Gerontology, University of Jyväskylä, PO Box 35, Fin-40351 Jyväskylä, Finland

Received 21 July 1998 ,Revised 25 May 1999 ,Accepted 30 August 1999.

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Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 53, Issue 3 , Pages 257-265 , March 2000

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