IJE Advance Access first published online on April 30, 2007
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International Journal of Epidemiology, doi:10.1093/ije/dym028
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Commentary: Disability and educationthe Madonna factor?
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
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