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. 2021 Oct 1;4(10):e2130358.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.30358.

National Prevalence of Disability and Disability Types Among Adults in the US, 2019

Varshini Varadaraj  1   2 , Jennifer A Deal  1   3 , Jessica Campanile  1 , Nicholas S Reed  1   3 , Bonnielin K Swenor  1   2   3
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National Prevalence of Disability and Disability Types Among Adults in the US, 2019

Varshini Varadaraj et al. JAMA Netw Open. .

Abstract

This cross-sectional study uses data from the 2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to examine the most recent estimates of disability prevalence among adults in the US.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Reed reported receiving grant K23AG065443 from the National Institute on Aging during the conduct of the study and serving on the scientific advisory board to SHOEBOX, Inc. No other disclosures were reported.

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