Cognitive and physical functions as determinants of delayed age at onset and progression of disability

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1419-1426

  Rajan, Kumar B ^a   Hebert, Liesi E ^a   Scherr, Paul ^a   Dong, Xinqi ^a   Wilson, Robert S ^b   Evans, Denis A ^a   Mendes De Leon, Carlos F ^c  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Age at onset; Cognitive function; Physical disability; Physical function; Progression

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; DISABLED PERSON; DISEASE COURSE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; ONSET AGE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84869386046     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/gls098     Document Type: Article

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