Unmet need for ADL assistance is associated with mortality among older adults with mild disability

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1128-1132

  He, Shuang ^a   Craig, Bruce A ^a   Xu, Huiping ^b   Covinsky, Kenneth E ^c   Stallard, Eric ^d   Thomas, Joseph ^e   Hass, Zach ^a   Sands, Laura P ^f  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Mortality; Unmet need

Indexed keywords

DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABLED PERSON; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84943230310     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glv028     Document Type: Article

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