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Christoph E. Minder, PhD, Tobias Müller, MD, Gerhard Gillmann, John C. Beck, MD and Andreas E. Stuck, MD

Christophe E. Minder and Gerhard Gillmann are with the Division of Biostatistics, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Switzerland. Tobias Müller and Andreas E. Stuck are with the Geriatric Research Unit, Department of Geriatrics and Rehabilitation, Zieglerspital, Bern, Switzerland. John C. Beck is with the School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles.

View larger version (6K): [in a new window]   FIGURE 1—— Survival probabilities for refusers (n = 401) and participating control subjects (n = 527) (a) and probabilities of nursing home admission for refusers (n = 401) and participating control subjects (n = 527) (b): Bern, Switzerland, 1993–1997.