Dependence in activities of daily living and cognitive impairment strongly predicted mortality in older urban residents in Brazil: A 2-year follow-up

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1168-1175

  Ramos, Luiz R ^a,b   Simoes, Eduardo J ^c   Albert, Marilyn S ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dependence on daily living, cognitive status; Functional capacity; Mortality rate; Older residents; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; URBAN AREA;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAZIL; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0034815216     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2001.49233.x     Document Type: Article

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