The clinically meaningful change in physical performance scores in an elderly cohort

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 484-491

  Nieves, Jeri W ^a   Li, Tracy ^b   Zion, Marsha ^a   Gussekloo, Jacobijn ^c   Pahor, Marco ^d   Bernabei, Roberto ^e   Simon, Henry ^f   Williams, G Rhys ^g   Lapuerta, Pablo ^b  

^a HELEN HAYES HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^e CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^f Physicians Research Center   (United States)

^g AMGEN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

CSPPS; Functional status; Physical performance changes; QSPPS

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CONTINUOUS SUMMARY PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE SCORE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; QUARTILE SUMMARY PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE SCORE; SELF EVALUATION; SELF REPORT; SHORT FORM 36; WALKING DIFFICULTY; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 38549106737     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03324735     Document Type: Article

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