Self-reported prevalence and health correlates of functional limitation among Massachusetts elderly Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, and non-Hispanic white neighborhood comparison group.

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• Publication year

  2000

• Venue

  The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences

• Publication date

  2000-02-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Sociology

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  DOI 10.1093/GERONA/55.2.M90PMID 10737691
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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