A Multistate Model of Cognitive Dynamics in Relation to Frailty in Older Adults

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 507-516

  Mitnitski, Arnold ^a   Fallah, Nader ^a   Rockwood, Kenneth ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Cognition; Frailty; Mortality; Stochastic Model; Transition Probabilities

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEATH; DYNAMICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMAN; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 79957965970     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: 18732585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2011.01.006     Document Type: Article

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