Functional decline from age 80 to 85: Influence of preceding changes in tiredness in daily activities

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 771-777

  Avlund, Kirsten ^a,b   Pedersen, Agnes N ^c   Schroll, Marianne ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b The Capital Region   (Denmark)

^c DANISH VETERINARY AND FOOD ADMINISTRATION   (Denmark)

^d BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Changes; Disability; Functional decline; Longitudinal design; Tiredness

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DETERIORATION; DISEASE COURSE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0141634248     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PSY.0000082640.61645.BF     Document Type: Article

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