Usual Gait Speed Independently Predicts Mortality in Very Old People: A Population-Based Study

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 529.e1-529.e6

  Toots, Annika ^a,b   Rosendahl, Erik ^a,b   Lundin Olsson, Lillemor ^a   Nordström, Peter ^b   Gustafson, Yngve ^b   Littbrand, Håkan ^a,b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aged 80 and older; Dementia; Gait speed; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; GAIT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SWEDEN; VERY ELDERLY; WALKING AID; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 84879604520     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2013.04.006     Document Type: Article

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