Progressive versus catastrophic disability: A longitudinal view of the disablement process

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1996, Pages

  Ferrucci, Luigi ^a,b   Guralnik, Jack M ^b   Simonsick, Eleanor ^b   Salive, Marcel E ^b   Corti, Chiara ^b   Langlois, Jean ^b  

^a INRCA   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; DISASTER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONG TERM CARE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0029915588     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/51A.3.M123     Document Type: Article

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