Association of measured physical performance and demographic and health characteristics with self-reported physical function: implications for the interpretation of self-reported limitations

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Volumn 8, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Louie, Grant H ^a   Ward, Michael M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SERUM ALBUMIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHAIR RISE TEST; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KNEE PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SELF REPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNDERWEIGHT; WALKING DIFFICULTY; AGE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FITNESS; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955476273     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-8-84     Document Type: Article

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