Increasing Obesity Rates And Disability Trends
Authors:
- Roland SturmRoland Sturm
- Jeanne S. RingelJRJeanne S. Ringel
- Tatiana AndreyevaTATatiana Andreyeva
- 1 March 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Health Affairs Publishing, LLC in Health Affairs
- Vol. 23 (2) , 199-205
Abstract
Are older Americans becoming more or less disabled? Unhealthy body weight has increased dramatically, but other data show that disability rates have declined. We use data from the Health and Retire...Keywords
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