Trends in trajectories and incidence of functional impairment in middle-aged Americans
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Authors
- Xi Zuo
- Norma B. Coe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1228-0938)
- Dawei Xie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5065-7305)
- Kira L. Ryskina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3379-6394)
- Rebecca T. Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7483-4137)
- Haotian Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2313-5154)
- Irma Elo
- Anne R. Cappola
Institutions
- University of Michigan (US)
- California University of Pennsylvania (US)
- Philadelphia VA Medical Center (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2026-09-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0358337
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute on Aging