Chair stands test and survival in the older population

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2172-2173

  Bandinelli, Stefania ^a   Milaneschi, Yuri ^b   Ferrucci, Luigi ^c  

^a Azienda Sanitaria di Firenze   (Italy)

^b Tuscany Regional Health Agency   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; CHAIR STAND TEST; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXERCISE TEST; FOLLOW UP; GAIT; HUMAN; ITALY; LETTER; MORTALITY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PREDICTION; ROC CURVE; STANDING; SURVIVAL RATE; WALKING SPEED;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POSTURAL BALANCE; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROC CURVE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 70350461748     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02544.x     Document Type: Letter

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