Factors associated with functional decline and improvement in a very elderly community-dwelling population

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 150, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 501-510

  Hébert, Réjean ^a   Brayne, Carol ^b   Spiegelhalter, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF GERIATRICS OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disability evaluation; Disabled persons; Longitudinal studies; Rehabilitation; Risk factors; Self care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRICS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAL; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 18144444123     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a010039     Document Type: Article

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