Life-space constriction, development of frailty, and the competing risk of mortality: The women's health and aging study I

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 240-248

  Xue, Qian Li ^a,b   Fried, Linda P ^a,b   Glass, Thomas A ^c   Laffan, Alison ^c   Chaves, Paulo H M ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation, physiological; Aged; Frail elderly; Homebound persons

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGING; HEALTH RISK; LIFE CYCLE; MORTALITY RISK; PHYSIOLOGY; WOMENS HEALTH;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SURVIVAL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFE STYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MARYLAND; MOBILITY LIMITATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 38349184230     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwm270     Document Type: Article

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