Association between frailty and dementia: A population-based study

Gerontology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 16-21

  Kulmala, Jenni ^a   Nykänen, Irma ^b   Mänty, Minna ^c,d   Hartikainen, Sirpa ^b  

^a University of Tampere   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c Section for Transfusion Medicine   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ageing; Alzheimer's disease; Cognitive impairment; Dementia; Epidemiology; Frailty

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMENTIA; DIFFUSE LEWY BODY DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; VERY ELDERLY; ACTIVITY OF DAILY LIVING ASSESSMENT; AGE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; PREVALENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FINLAND; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84890918744     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: 14230003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000353859     Document Type: Article

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