Change in motor function and risk of mortality in older persons

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 11-19

  Buchman, Aron S ^a,c   Wilson, Robert S ^a,c   Boyle, Patricia A ^a,c   Bienias, Julia L ^b,c   Bennett, David A ^a,c  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Mortality; Motor function; Motor performance; Muscle strength

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK;

EID: 33845981476     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2006.01032.x     Document Type: Article

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