Restricted activity among community-living older persons: Incidence, precipitants, and health care utilization

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 135, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 313-321

  Gill, T M ^a   Desai, M M ^a   Gahbauer, E A ^a   Holford, T R ^a   Williams, C S ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; DISABILITY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0035806969     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-135-5-200109040-00007     Document Type: Article

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