Change in fast Walking speed preceding death: Results from a prospective longitudinal cohort study

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 69 A, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 354-362

  Sabia, Séverine ^a   Dumurgier, Julien ^b,c,d   Tavernier, Béatrice ^e   Head, Jenny ^a   Tzourio, Christophe ^f   Elbaz, Alexis ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^d HÔPITAL FERNAND WIDAL   (France)

^e DIJON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Gait; Longevity; Physical function

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORECASTING; GAIT; HUMAN; LONGEVITY.; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL FUNCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; VERY ELDERLY; WALKING;

GAIT; LONGEVITY.; PHYSICAL FUNCTION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORECASTING; GAIT; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MORTALITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 84896784208     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glt114     Document Type: Article

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