Predictors of five-year functional ability in a longitudinal survey of men and women aged 75 to 80. The 1914-population in Glostrup, Denmark

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 143-152

  Schroll, M ^a,b   Avlund, K ^a   Davidsen, M ^a  

^a Research Centre for Disease Prevention and Health   (Denmark)

^b Kommunehospitalet ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

dependency; elderly; functional ability; mobility; physical activity

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DENMARK; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; MUSCLE MASS;

EID: 0030979485     PISSN: 03949532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03340140     Document Type: Article

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