Trail making test predicts physical impairment and mortality in older persons

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 719-723

  Vazzana, Rosamaria ^a   Bandinelli, Stefania ^b   Lauretani, Fabrizio ^c   Volpato, Stefano ^d   Lauretani, Fulvio ^e   Di Iorio, Angelo ^a   Abate, Michele ^a   Corsi, Anna Maria ^c   Milaneschi, Yuri ^c   Guralnik, Jack M ^f   Ferrucci, Luigi ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b Azienda Sanitaria di Firenze   (Italy)

^c Tuscany Regional Health Agency   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

^f Laboratory of Epidemiology   (United States)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

Mortality; Neuropsychological tests; Physical impairment; Trail making test

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; MORTALITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAIL MAKING TEST;

EID: 77950444499     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.02780.x     Document Type: Article

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