title: Medical and long-term care costs when older persons become more dependent.
authors.affiliation: Epidemiology, Demography, and Biometry Program, National Institute on Aging, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. jg48s@nih.gov
authors.forename: Jack M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Guralnik
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Alecxih
authors.forename: Laurence G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Branch
authors.forename: Joshua M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Wiener
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000191:economics*; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000191:economics*; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States