Independence in instrumental activities of daily living and its effect on mortality

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 161-168

  Ginsberg, G M ^a   Hammerman Rozenberg, R ^a   Cohen, A ^a   Stessman, J ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Elderly; Instrumental Activities of Daily Living; Mortality; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; ISRAEL; MORTALITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0032857151     PISSN: 03949532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03399658     Document Type: Article

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