The Impact of Age and Comorbidity on the Progression of Disability in Late-Onset Sequelae of Poliomyelitis

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 523-528

  Stolwijk Swüste, Janneke M ^a   Tersteeg, Irene ^b   Beelen, Anita ^a,b   Lankhorst, Gustaaf J ^a   Nollet, Frans ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Aging; Comorbidity; Longitudinal studies; Postpoliomyelitis syndrome; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; ONSET AGE; PARESIS; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; POLIOMYELITIS; SHORT FORM 36; WALKING;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; POLIOMYELITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 77950475291     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.10.034     Document Type: Article

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