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Was there compression of disability for older Americans from 1992 to 2003?

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  • Liming Cai & James Lubitz, 2007. "Was there compression of disability for older Americans from 1992 to 2003?," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 44(3), pages 479-495, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:demogr:v:44:y:2007:i:3:p:479-495
    DOI: 10.1353/dem.2007.0022
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