Designing clinical trials of interventions for mobility disability: Results from the lifestyle interventions and independence for elders pilot (LIFE-P) trial

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1237-1243

  Espeland, Mark A ^a   Gill, Thomas M ^b   Guralnik, Jack ^c   Miller, Michael E ^a   Fielding, Roger ^d   Newman, Anne B ^e   Pahor, Marco ^f  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^d TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; WALKING; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

EID: 37349106299     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/62.11.1237     Document Type: Article

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