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Lower-Extremity Function in Persons over the Age of 70 Years as a Predictor of Subsequent Disability

1995; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 332; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1056/nejm199503023320902

1533-4406

Jack M. Guralnik, Luigi Ferrucci, Eleanor M. Simonsick, Marcel E. Salive, Robert B. Wallace,

Frailty in Older Adults

Functional assessment is an important part of the evaluation of elderly persons. We conducted this study to determine whether objective measures of physical function can predict subsequent disability in older persons.