Predicting survival in oldest old people

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 125, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Taekema, Diana G ^a,b   Gussekloo, J ^a   Westendorp, Rudi G J ^a   De Craen, Anton J M ^a   Maier, Andrea B ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Disability; Epidemiology; Gait speed; Instrumental Activities of Daily Living; Oldest old people; Survival

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GAIT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL RATE; WALKING;

EID: 84869228424     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2012.01.034     Document Type: Article

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