Hospitalization, restricted activity, and the development of disability among older persons

JAMA

Volumn 292, Issue 17, 2004, Pages 2115-2124

  Gill, Thomas M ^a   Allore, Heather G ^a   Holford, Theodore R ^a   Guo, Zhenchao ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WALKING; DISABLED PERSON; FRAIL ELDERLY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; STATISTICS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 7244224813     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.292.17.2115     Document Type: Article

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