title: Postponement of aging-related disability.
abstract: The authors discuss approaches to improving the functional capacities of older people through the prevention or postponement of disease and disability. Given suitable life-styles, environments and interventions, health and fitness can be maintained at satisfactory levels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago 60680.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Svanborg
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Selker
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy / Q000639:trends; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000639:trends*; D012307:Risk Factors