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Title

  • Clinical pathways to disability

Summary

  • "This paper examines the pathways by which individuals transition from healthy to disabled. Because of the high prevalence and costs associated with disability, understanding these pathways is critical to developing interventions to prevent or minimize disability. We compare two estimates of disabling conditions: those observed in medical claims and conditions indicated by the disabled individual. A small number of conditions explain about half of incident disability: arthritis, infectious disease, dementia, heart failure, diabetes, and stroke. These conditions show up in medical claims and self reports. A large number of elderly also attribute disability to old age and various symptoms. Because so many of the most disabling conditions do not have clear medical treatments, the outlook for major reductions in disability might be limited"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.

Names

  • Landrum, Mary Beth
  • Cutler, David M.
  • Stewart, Kate A.
  • National Bureau of Economic Research

Created / Published

  • Cambridge, MA : National Bureau of Economic Research, c2007.

Notes

  • -  Title from PDF file as viewed on 8/22/2007.
  • -  Includes bibliographical references.
  • -  Also available in print.
  • -  Mode of access: World Wide Web.
  • -  System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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  • HB1

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  • 2007616447

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  • Unrestricted online access

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Landrum, Mary Beth, David M Cutler, Kate A Stewart, and National Bureau Of Economic Research. Clinical Pathways to Disability. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2007. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2007616447/.

APA citation style:

Landrum, M. B., Cutler, D. M., Stewart, K. A. & National Bureau Of Economic Research. (2007) Clinical Pathways to Disability. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2007616447/.

MLA citation style:

Landrum, Mary Beth, et al. Clinical Pathways to Disability. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2007. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2007616447/>.