Most Recent Articles from Age and Ageing

• Secondary prevention for stroke in the United Kingdom: results from the National Sentinel Audit of Stroke 

  Study objectives: to measure the quality of secondary prevention of stroke provided to patients in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Study...

  05/01/04 by Anthony G. Rudd · More from publication

• Socio-demographic correlates of mobility disability in older Brazilians: results of the first national survey 

  Introduction: socio-economic differences in mobility, disability, prevalence in old age have been reported from the US and Europe. Brazil is...

  05/01/04 by David Melzer · More from publication

• Aspergillosis of the petrous apex 

  We present the case of an immunocompetent man who presented with multiple and progressive cranial nerve palsies. The cause was found to be...

  05/01/04 by Philip Rushton · More from publication

• The cost of pressure ulcers in the UK 

  Objective: to estimate the annual cost of treating pressure ulcers in the UK. Objective: to estimate the annual cost of treating pressure ulcers...

  05/01/04 by Gerry Bennett · More from publication

• Chronic diseases, locomotor activity limitation and social participation in older women: cross sectional survey of British Women's Heart and Health Study 

  Objectives: to examine the association of chronic degenerative diseases with locomotor activity limitation and social participation among older...

  05/01/04 by Joy Adamson · More from publication

• Lower levels of serum albumin and total cholesterol and future decline in functional performance in older persons: the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam 

  Background: both serum albumin and total cholesterol are potential markers of frailty. A decline in functional status is one of the key components...

  05/01/04 by Bianca W.M. Schalk · More from publication

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