Decline in the performance of activities of daily living over three years of follow-up in nonagenarians: The NonaSantfeliu study

European Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 77-81

  Formiga, F ^a   Ferrer, A ^b   Espaulella, J ^c   Rodriguez Molinero, A ^d   Chivite, D ^a   Pujol, R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^b Primary Health Care Centre El Pla CAP I   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

^d Fundació Hospital Comarcal Sant Antoni Abat Vilanova i la Geltrú   (Spain)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Functional decline; Nonagenarians; The oldest old

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 77953607628     PISSN: 18787649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurger.2010.03.007     Document Type: Article

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