Factors associated with institutionalization of older people in Canada: Testing a multifactorial definition of frailty

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 578-582

  Rockwood, Kenneth ^a   Stolee, Paul ^a,b   McDowell, Ian ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STROKE;

EID: 0029931920     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1996.tb01446.x     Document Type: Article

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