Predicting catastrophic decline in mobility among older people

Age and Ageing

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 382-387

  Ayis, S ^a   Gooberman Hill, R ^a   Bowling, A ^b   Ebrahim, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catastrophic decline; Elderly; Mobility; Physical reserve capacity; Social engagement

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLIMBING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DETERIORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGING; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; ODDS RATIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 33745347442     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afl004     Document Type: Article

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