Reliability of the hierarchical assessment of balance and mobility in frail older adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1213-1217

  Rockwood, Kenneth ^a   Rockwood, Michael R H ^a   Andrew, Melissa K ^a   Mitnitski, Arnold ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Capital District Health Authority   (Canada)

Author keywords

Balance; Clinical state variable; Comprehensive geriatric assessment; Frailty; Measurement; Mobility

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; OUTPATIENT; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; UNSTEADINESS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 48449091233     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01773.x     Document Type: Article

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