Physical activity (PA) and the disablement process: A 14-year follow-up study of older non-disabled women and men

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 25-30

  Schultz Larsen, Kirsten ^a,b   Rahmanfard, Naghmeh ^c   Holst, Claus ^c  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c The Capital Region   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Disability; Functional status; Mortality; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION; COMMUNITY LIVING; COMORBIDITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; DISABLED PERSON; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL DEPENDENCE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GENDER; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT MOBILITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONGEVITY; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84861182436     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2011.06.024     Document Type: Article

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