Validation of the late-life function and disability instrument

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1554-1559

  Sayers, Stephen P ^a,c   Jette, Alan M ^a   Haley, Stephen M ^a   Heeren, Tim C ^a   Guralnik, Jack M ^b   Fielding, Roger A ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Functional ability; Mobility; Physical disability

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LATE LIFE FUNCTION AND DISABILITY INSTRUMENT; LEG; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; BOSTON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WALKING;

EID: 4444303957     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.52422.x     Document Type: Article

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