Alternative items for identifying hierarchical levels of physical disability by using physical performance tests in women aged 75 years and older

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 302-310

  Kim, Mi Ji ^a   Yabushita, Noriko ^a   Kim, Maeng Kyu ^a   Matsuo, Tomoaki ^a   Okuno, Junko ^a   Tanaka, Kiyoji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Disability; Old women; Physical performance test; Screening; Threshold value

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GAIT; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; JAPAN; MUSCLE STRENGTH; ROC CURVE; WALKING;

EID: 77957127847     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0594.2010.00614.x     Document Type: Article

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