The predictive validity for mortality of the index of mobility-related limitation - results from the EPESE study

Age and Ageing

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 619-625

  Melzer, David ^a   Lan, Tzuo Yun ^a   Guralnik, Jack M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Mobility limitation; Mortality

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAIT DISORDER; GENDER; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; WALKING SPEED;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BOSTON; COHORT STUDIES; CONNECTICUT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; WALKING;

EID: 0344897552     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afg107     Document Type: Article

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