Frailty, body mass index, and abdominal obesity in older people

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 65 A, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 377-381

  Hubbard, Ruth E ^a   Lang, Iain A ^b   Llewellyn, David J ^b   Rockwood, Kenneth ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Frail older people; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OBESITY; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 77950509657     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glp186     Document Type: Article

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