Symptoms as predictors of functioning in the community-dwelling elderly

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 247-255

  Visentin, Pierantonio ^a   Scarafiotti, Carla ^a   Marinello, Renata ^a   Molaschi, Mario ^a,b   Fabris, Fabrizio ^a,b  

^a MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Community; Elderly; Functional status; Health status; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH STATUS; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HOME; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INDIGESTION; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NUTRITION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; SPEECH DISORDER; SYMPTOM; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0032077907     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4943(98)00007-7     Document Type: Article

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