Correlates of plasma fibrinogen (FG) levels in a random sample of community-dwelling elderly

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 211-220

  Kostka, Tomasz ^a   Para, Jadwiga ^a   Kostka, Barbara ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Comprehensive geriatric assessment; Overweight; Physical activity of older people

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; FIBRINOGEN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENDER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOM SAMPLE; STANFORD MODERATE INDEX; STANFORD USUAL ACTIVITY QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MORBIDITY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POLAND; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 38949100775     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2007.03.011     Document Type: Article

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