Dynamics of frailty and ADL dependence in a five-year longitudinal study of octogenarians

Research on Aging

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 299-317

  Guilley, Edith ^a   Ghisletta, Paolo ^a   Armi, Franca ^a   Berchtold, André ^b   D'Epinay, Christian Lalive ^a   Michel, Jean Pierre ^c   De Ribaupierre, Anik ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

ADL dependence; Frailty; Longitudinal; Oldest old

Indexed keywords

EID: 41549168671     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: 15527573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027507312115     Document Type: Article

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