Impairments in mobility and balance in relation to frailty

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 79-83

  Davis, Daniel H J ^a   Rockwood, Michael R H ^a   Mitnitski, Arnold B ^a   Rockwood, Kenneth ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical frailty scale; Comprehensive geriatric assessment; Frailty index; Functional reach; Mortality; Timed up and go

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BALANCE DISORDER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; FRAILTY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; WEAKNESS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; POSTURAL BALANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79958007663     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2010.06.013     Document Type: Article

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