An assessment of neurocognitive speed in relation to frailty

Age and Ageing

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 191-196

  Rolfson, Darryl B ^a   Wilcock, Gordon ^b   Mitnitski, Arnold ^c   King, Elizabeth ^b   De Jager, Celeste A ^d,e   Rockwood, Kenneth ^c   Fallah, Nader ^c   Searle, Samuel D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aged; Cognitive impairment; Frailty; Measurement; Neurocognitive speed; Older people

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; EDMONTON FRAILTY SCALE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRAIL ELDERLY; FRAILTY INDEX; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEUROCOGNITIVE SPEED; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ODDS RATIO; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84874520753     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afs185     Document Type: Article

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