Fatigability in basic indoor mobility in nonagenarians

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1279-1285

  Mänty, Minna ^a   Ekmann, Anette ^a,b   Thinggaard, Mikael ^b   Christensen, Kaare ^b,c   Avlund, Kirsten ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

aging; fatigue; health; mobility limitation; nonagenarians

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; SELF REPORT; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; NURSING HOMES; RISK FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 84863818947     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.04034.x     Document Type: Article

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