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The direct assessment of functional abilities (DAFA): a comparison to an indirect measure of instrumental activities of daily living.

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The direct assessment of functional abilities (DAFA): a comparison to an indirect measure of instrumental activities of daily living. / Karagiozis, H.; Gray, S. M.; Sacco, J. et al.
In: The Gerontologist, Vol. 38, No. 1, 1998, p. 113-121.

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Karagiozis, H, Gray, SM, Sacco, J, Shapiro, M & Kawas, C 1998, 'The direct assessment of functional abilities (DAFA): a comparison to an indirect measure of instrumental activities of daily living.', The Gerontologist, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 113-121. <http://gerontologist.gerontologyjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/38/1/113>

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Karagiozis, H., Gray, S. M., Sacco, J., Shapiro, M., & Kawas, C. (1998). The direct assessment of functional abilities (DAFA): a comparison to an indirect measure of instrumental activities of daily living. The Gerontologist, 38(1), 113-121. http://gerontologist.gerontologyjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/38/1/113

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Karagiozis H, Gray SM, Sacco J, Shapiro M, Kawas C. The direct assessment of functional abilities (DAFA): a comparison to an indirect measure of instrumental activities of daily living. The Gerontologist. 1998;38(1):113-121.

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Karagiozis, H. ; Gray, S. M. ; Sacco, J. et al. / The direct assessment of functional abilities (DAFA): a comparison to an indirect measure of instrumental activities of daily living. In: The Gerontologist. 1998 ; Vol. 38, No. 1. pp. 113-121.

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