The effect of aging on functional decline among older Japanese living in a community: A 5-year longitudinal data analysis

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 233-239

  Ishizaki, Tatsuro ^a   Kai, Ichiro ^b   Kobayashi, Yasuki ^b   Matsuyama, Yutaka ^a   Imanaka, Yuichi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Functional decline; Instrumental activities of daily living; Longitudinal data analysis; Older people

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JAPAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL;

EID: 4544292736     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03327389     Document Type: Article

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