The hierarchy of functional loss associated with cognitive decline in older persons

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2001, Pages M638-M643

  Njegovan, Vesna ^a   Man Son Hing, Malcolm ^a,b,c   Mitchell, Susan L ^a,c   Molnar, Frank J ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c Institute on Health of the Elderly   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; COHORT STUDIES; DISABLED PERSONS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0034798032     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/56.10.M638     Document Type: Article

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