Transitions between states of disability and independence among older persons

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 161, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 575-584

  Hardy, Susan E ^a   Dubin, Joel A ^b   Holford, Theodore R ^b   Gill, Thomas M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Prospective studies; Recovery of function

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; ELDERLY POPULATION;

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONNECTICUT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 14844283724     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwi083     Document Type: Article

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