Four-year lower extremity disability trajectories among African American men and women

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 525-530

  Wolinsky, Fredric D ^a,b   Miller, Thomas R ^b   Malmstrom, Theodore K ^c   Miller, J Philip ^d   Schootman, Mario ^d   Andresen, Elena M ^e,f   Miller, Douglas K ^g,h  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Gainesville VAMC   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^g INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; AGING; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; FALLING; FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAIT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEG; LOWER EXTREMITY DISABILITY MEASURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SHORT PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE BATTERY; VALIDITY;

EID: 34447558621     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/62.5.525     Document Type: Article

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