Daily activities and survival at older ages

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 594-611

  Klumb, Petra L ^a   Maier, Heiner ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Berlin Aging Study; Daily activities; Mortality; Old age; Production

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERMANY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LONGEVITY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REST; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SURVIVAL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BERLIN; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MORTALITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVAL;

EID: 34447343083     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264307301167     Document Type: Article

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