Development and validation of a functional morbidity index to predict mortality in community-dwelling elders

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1027-1033

  Carey, Elise C ^a,b   Walter, Louise C ^a,b   Lindquist, Karla ^a   Covinsky, Kenneth E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Mortality; Prognosis; Survival

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CAUCASIAN; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 7244231539     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2004.40016.x     Document Type: Article

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