Elements of mobility as predictors of survival in elderly patients with dementia: Findings from the Canadian Study of Health and Aging

Chronic Diseases in Canada

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 93-103

  Koutsavlis, A T ^a   Wolfson, C ^a  

^a Occup and Environmental Health Unit   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dementia; Mobility; Predictors; Survival

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; RISK FACTOR; SEX; SURVIVAL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CANADA; COMORBIDITY; DEMENTIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0033710961     PISSN: 02288699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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