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Explaining the increasing disability prevalence among mid-life US adults, 2002 to 2016

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  • Zajacova, Anna
  • Montez, Jennifer Karas

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Several recent studies have documented an alarming upward trend in disability and functional limitations among US adults. In this study, we draw on the sociomedical Disablement Process framework to produce up-to-date estimates of the trends and identify key social and medical precursors of the trends.

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  • Zajacova, Anna & Montez, Jennifer Karas, 2018. "Explaining the increasing disability prevalence among mid-life US adults, 2002 to 2016," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 211(C), pages 1-8.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:211:y:2018:i:c:p:1-8
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.05.041
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