The French centenarians and their functional state of health;Les centenaires français et leur état de santé fonctionnel

Presse Medicale

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 360-364

  Robine, Jean Marie ^a   Romieu, Isabelle ^a   Allard, Michel ^b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b IPSEN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CENTENARIAN; COGNITION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; FRANCE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION; SCREENING TEST; SENSORY SYSTEM; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL LIFE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0344838532     PISSN: 07554982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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