Effect of arthritis in middle age on older-age functioning

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 23-28

  Covinsky, Kenneth E ^a,b,c   Lindquist, Karla ^a,b,c   Dunlop, Dorothy D ^d   Gill, Thomas M ^e   Yelin, Edward ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ADL; Arthritis; Mobility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMORBIDITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF REPORT; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ARTHRITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 37749007305     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01511.x     Document Type: Article

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