Visual impairment as a predictor for deterioration in functioning: the leiden 85-plus study

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• who: ERJ Verbeek from the The Leiden, plus Study, an observational populationbased prospective cohort study, examined health, functioning and well-being in very old adultsIncluded were all people from Leiden, the Netherlands, who turned , between , September , and , September, . Details are specified in a previous study [15]. Participants were visited annually by a research nurse, at their current place of residence, for interviews and performance tests. Furthermore, the participants` medical history was acquired from the general practitioner, pharmacy records and/or the nursing home physician. Common chronic diseases were included such as arthritis, obstructive pulmonary disease, cerebrovascular accident . . .
  

   

  

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