Risk factors and precipitants of long-term disability in community mobility: A cohort study of older persons

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 131-140

  Gill, Thomas M ^a   Gahbauer, Evelyne A ^b   Murphy, Terrence E ^b   Han, Ling ^b   Allore, Heather G ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM WALKING DISABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SHORT PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE BATTERY; WALKING; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

EID: 84855852926     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-156-2-201201170-00009     Document Type: Article

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