Frailty and cognitive impairment as predictors of mortality in older Mexican Americans

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 142-147

  Cano, C ^a   Samper Ternent, R ^a,b   Al Snih, S ^b   Markides, K ^b,c   Ottenbacher, K J ^b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^c University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Frailty; Mexican americans; Mortality

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; FRAILTY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863540057     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-011-0104-7     Document Type: Article

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