Preliminary evidence for subdimensions of geriatric frailty: The MacArthur study of successful aging

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2292-2297

  Sarkisian, Catherine A ^a,b   Gruenewald, Tara L ^b   John Boscardin, W ^c   Seeman, Teresa E ^b  

^a VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Comorbidity; Disability; Frailty

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6;

AGED; AGING; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GAIT; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; WEAKNESS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE;

EID: 57149125034     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.02041.x     Document Type: Article

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