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The aim of this study was to examine functional disability of older persons in long-term care facilities and to identify factors associated with their levels of functioning. The first national survey of older residents in nursing and residential care homes in Korea was conducted in 1999. Of the 1105 respondents who completed the interview 73% in residential care homes and 88% in nursing homes reported...