Progressive versus catastrophic loss of the ability to walk: Implications for the prevention of mobility loss

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1463-1470

  Guralnik, Jack M ^a   Ferrucci, Luigi ^a,b   Balfour, Jennifer L ^a   Volpato, Stefano ^a   Iorio, Angelo Di ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^b INRCA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging; Chronic disease; Disability; Functional status; Mobility

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CANCER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; STROKE; WALKING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONNECTICUT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; RISK; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; WALKING;

EID: 0035153575     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2001.4911238.x     Document Type: Article

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