Functional outcomes for clinical trials in frail older persons: Time to be moving

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 160-164

  Evans, William J ^a   Bhasin, Shalender ^b   Cress, Elaine ^c   Espeland, Mark A ^d   Ferrucci, Luigi ^e   Fried, Linda P ^f   Gill, Thomas M ^g   Pahor, Marco ^h   Studenski, Stephanie ⁱ   Guralnik, Jack ^j   Nayfield, Susan ^k   Romashkin, Sergei ^k   Eldadah, Basil A ^k   Suzman, Richard ^l   Haaga, John ^l   Perlstein, Robert ^m   Burke, Laurie ^m   Parks, Mary ^m  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^e Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System ^*

^f DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^g YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^j Demography and Biometry)

^k NIA (Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology Program)

^l NIA (Behavioral and Social Research Program)

^m CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MUSCLE ATROPHY; OSTEOPOROSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABLED PERSON; DISEASE COURSE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABLED PERSONS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRICS; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 42449130997     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/63.2.160     Document Type: Review

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