Predicting Cause-Specific Mortality of Older Men Living in the Veterans Home by Handgrip Strength and Walking Speed: A 3-Year, Prospective Cohort Study in Taiwan

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 517-521

  Chen, Ping Jen ^a,b   Lin, Ming Hsien ^b,c   Peng, Li Ning ^b,c   Liu, Chien Liang ^b,c   Chang, Chih Wei ^b   Lin, Yi Tsong ^d   Chen, Liang Kung ^b,c  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d Banciao Veterans Home   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Handgrip strength; Long term care facilities; Mortality; Walking speed

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND GRIP; HAZARD RATIO; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TAIWAN; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 84862854971     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2012.02.002     Document Type: Article

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