Functional disabilities and its associated factors among elderly patients in primary care clinics

• Main Authors: Md Aris, Mohd Aznan, Draman, Samsul, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, Samsuddin, Niza
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2009
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RA Public aspects of medicine
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/4946/1/IMJ_2009.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/4946/; http://www.jicef.or.jp/Publishingeng.html

Introduction: Identification of risk factors associated with functional disability among elderly population is important in order to improve their quality of life. Objective: To study the functional disability among elderly population in primary care clinics and its relation to their socio-d...