Role of gait speed in the assessment of older patients

JAMA

Volumn 305, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 93-94

  Cesari, Matteo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EDITORIAL; ELDERLY CARE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MOBILIZATION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; STANDING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 78650918700     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2010.1970     Document Type: Editorial

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