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IJE Advance Access originally published online on April 30, 2007
International Journal of Epidemiology 2007 36(2):365-367; doi:10.1093/ije/dym028
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Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the International Epidemiological Association © The Author 2007; all rights reserved.

Commentary: Disability and education—the Madonna factor?

Joy Adamson

Department of Health Sciences, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, UK.

E-mail: JA14@york.ac.uk

Accepted 8 February 2007

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Whilst many studies have considered the relationship between socio-economic position and mortality and other chronic illness, less work has been done on the association with measures of disability in older age. However, there is a growing literature on this topic, to which the article by Jagger et al.1 is a welcome addition. Where this contribution is particularly useful is in consideration of the patterns of incidence and recovery from disability, which are currently less well documented. Jagger et al.1, using data from the Medical Research Council Cognitive Function and Ageing Study (MRC CFAS), describe educational differences in disability transitions among individuals over 65 years, finding those with less education have higher prevalence and . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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