Changes in relative fitness and frailty across the adult lifespan: Evidence from the Canadian National Population Health Survey

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 183, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Rockwood, Kenneth ^a,b,c,d   Song, Xiaowei ^a,b,e   Mitnitski, Arnold ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Capital District Health Authority   (Canada)

^d QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^e NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FITNESS; FRAILTY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; WEAKNESS;

EID: 79956110208     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.101271     Document Type: Article

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