Depression status as a reliable predicto
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Hajime Iwasa; Yuko Yoshida; Shu Kumagai; Kazushige Ihara; Hideyo Yoshida; Takao
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Article
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2009
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract ## Objective This study aimed to examine a longitudinal relationship between depression status and functional decline among Japanese communityβdwelling older adults, using a 12βyear populationβbased, prospective cohort study design. ## Method A total of 710 men and women, aged 65 yea