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. 2014 May;311(20):2061-2.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2014.3033.

A diagnosis of dismobility--giving mobility clinical visibility: a Mobility Working Group recommendation

Steven R Cummings  1 , Stephanie Studenski  2 , Luigi Ferrucci  2
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A diagnosis of dismobility--giving mobility clinical visibility: a Mobility Working Group recommendation

Steven R Cummings et al. JAMA. 2014 May.
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Disclosures: All authors have completed and submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest. No other disclosures were reported.

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Prevalence of Either Disability for Activities of Daily Living or Mobility Disability by Usual Gait Speed Among Men Aged 80 Years (N=6534) ADL indicates activities of daily living. Based on data from Guralnik and colleagues.
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