Fatigue predicts mortality in older adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1910-1914

  Hardy, Susan E ^a   Studenski, Stephanie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Cohort studies; Fatigue; Mortality

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; WALKING SPEED;

AGED; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 53149133557     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01957.x     Document Type: Article

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