Physical and cognitive function in older men: is longitudinal study participation related to better functioning?

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2012 Feb;60(2):396-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03793.x.

Authors

Madeleine E Hackney¹, Andrea Backscheider Burridge, Karri S Hawley, Avron Spiro 3rd, Katharina V Echt

Affiliation

¹ Atlanta Veterans Affairs Rehabilitation Research and Development Center of Excellence, Birmingham/Atlanta VeteransAffairs Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) and Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology,School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cognition*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Health Status*
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Middle Aged

Grants and funding

R01 AG014345/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States