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Heather E Whitson1, Rahul Malhotra2, Angelique Chan3

  • 1Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA Durham VA Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical (GRECC), Durham, NC, USA heather.whitson@duke.edu.

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health
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PubMed

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ADL/IADL disabilitycognitive impairmentcomorbiditymobility disabilityolder peopleself-rated healthvisual impairment

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