Health, functional capacity, formal care, and survival in the oldest old: A longitudinal study

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-14

  Bravell, Marie Ernsth ^a   Berg, Stig ^a   Malmberg, Bo ^a  

^a JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living (ADL); Care of the oldest old; Health of the oldest old; Oldest old

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURVIVAL RATE; SWEDEN;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SWEDEN;

EID: 36448933425     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2007.02.003     Document Type: Article

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