Comorbidity and physical function: Results from the aging and longevity study in the sirente geographic area (iISIRENTE Study)

Gerontology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 24-32

  Cesari, Matteo ^a,b   Onder, Graziano ^a   Russo, Andrea ^a   Zamboni, Valentina ^a   Barillaro, Christian ^a   Ferrucci, Luigi ^c   Pahor, Marco ^b   Bernabei, Roberto ^a   Landi, Francesco ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Comorbidity and physical function; Disability; Functional status measures; Geriatrics; iISIRENTE study; Muscle strength measures; Physical performance

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONGEVITY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VELOCITY; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HAND STRENGTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; ITALY; LONGEVITY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PARKINSON DISEASE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WALKING;

EID: 31544460681     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000089822     Document Type: Article

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