Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 63, Issue 7 , Pages 752-759 , July 2010

Disability, more than multimorbidity, was predictive of mortality among older persons aged 80 years and older

  • Francesco Landi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Centro Medicina dell'Invecchiamento (CEMI), Istituto di Medicina Interna e Geriatria, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Agostino Gemelli 8, 00168 Roma, Italy. Tel.: +39-06-3388546; fax: +39-06-3051911.
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  • Rosa Liperoti

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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  • Andrea Russo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
    • ,
  • Ettore Capoluongo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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  • Christian Barillaro

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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  • Marco Pahor

      Affiliations

    • Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, University of Florida—College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA
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  • Roberto Bernabei

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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  • Graziano Onder

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy

,Accepted 29 September 2009.

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PII: S0895-4356(09)00301-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2009.09.007

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 63, Issue 7 , Pages 752-759 , July 2010

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