An index of self-rated health deficits in relation to frailty and adverse outcomes in older adults

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 255-260

  Lucicesare, Anna ^a   Hubbard, Ruth E ^b   Searle, Samuel D ^b   Rockwood, Kenneth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Frailty; Frailty index; Mortality; Self rated health

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; COGNITION; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SELF RATED HEALTH DEFICIT INDEX;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 77955347748     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: 17208319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3275/6625     Document Type: Article

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