Huynh Is Devising a Questionnaire to Predict an Elderly Person's

question 210

Multiple Choice

Huynh is devising a questionnaire to predict an elderly person's risk of entering a nursing home.Which question should NOT appear on Huynh's list?

• A)If you become impaired,do you have family members and or a friend willing to take you in?
• B)Are you female and in your eighties or above?
• C)Have you broken your hip,and/or are you developing symptoms of major neurocognitive disease (dementia)?
• D)Are you middle class?

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Predation

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Evolution by Natural Selection

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