People entering their 60s may have more disabilities today than in prior generations

Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 18:32 in Health & Medicine

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a development that could have significant ramifications for the nation's health care system, Baby Boomers may well be entering their 60s suffering far more disabilities than their counterparts did in previous generations, according to a new UCLA study. The findings, researchers say, may be due in part to changing American demographics.

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