Are terminal decline and its potential indicators detectable in population studies of the oldest old?

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 584-592

  Muniz Terrera, Graciela ^a   Matthews, Fiona E ^a   Stephan, Blossom ^b   Brayne, Carol ^b  

^a MRC BIOSTATISTICS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ageing; cognitive change; Mini Mental State Examination; old age; terminal decline

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; COGNITION DISORDERS; COHORT STUDIES; DEATH; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79953815656     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2566     Document Type: Article

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