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Epidemiology, Demography, and Biometry Publications: Fiscal Year 1997–1998

Beekman AT, Penninx BW, Deeg DJ, Ormel J, Braam A, van Tilburg W. Depression and physical health in later life: results from the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam (LASA). J Affect Disord 1997;46(3):219-231.

Beekman AT, Penninx BW, Deeg DJ, Ormel H, Smit JH, Braam AW, van Tilburg W. Depression in survivors of stroke: a community-based study of prevalence, risk factors and consequences. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 1998;33(10):463-470.

Brock DB. Employment opportunities for biostatisticians in the Federal Government. The 1995 Proceedings of the Section on Statistical Education of the American Statistical Association; 218-223.

Brock DB, Beckett LA, Bienias JL. Sample surveys in biostatistics. In: Armitage P, Colton T, eds. Encyclopedia of Biostatistics. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 1998;6:3914-3933.

Brock DB, Foley DJ. Demography and epidemiology of dying in the United States with emphasis on deaths of older persons. Hosp J 1998;13(1/2):49-60.

Cohen HJ, Pieper CF, Harris T, Rao KM, Currie MS. The association of plasma IL-6 levels with functional disability in community-dwelling elderly. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 1997;52A(4):M201-M208.

Coleman EA, Tyll L, LaCroix AZ, Allen C, Leveille SG, Wallace JI, Buchner DM, Grothaus LC, Wagner EH. Recruiting African-American older adults for a community-based health promotion intervention: which strategies are effective? Am J Prev Med 1997;13(6S):51-56.

Corti MC, Gaziano JM, Hennekens CH. Iron status and risk of cardiovascular disease. Ann Epidemiol 1997;7:62-68.

Corti MC, Guralnik JM. Total cholesterol and death from coronary heart disease in older persons. [Letter to The Editor] Ann Intern Med 1998;128:242-243.

Corti MC, Guralnik JM, Salive ME, Ferrucci L, Pahor M, Wallace RB, Hennekens CH. Serum iron level, coronary heart disease and all-cause mortality in older men and women. Am J Cardiol 1997;79:120-127.

Corti MC, Guralnik JM, Salive ME, Harris T, Ferrucci L, Glynn RJ, Havlik RJ. Clarifying the direct relation between total cholesterol levels and death from coronary heart disease in older perons. Ann Intern Med 1997;126:753-760.

Davis DG, Ross GW, Petrovitch H, White LR, Hardman JM, Nelson JS, Thiessen P, Wang HZ, Patel E, Markesbery W. Quantitation of Argyrophilic graines in hippocampal CA-1 of aged Japanese-American men. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 1997;56:589.

Di Bari M, Ferrucci L, Timpanelli M, Malvezzi W, Caselli L, Falorni F, Massai M, Marchionni N, Masotti G. Epidemioligia geriatria: lo studio ICARe Dicomano Toscana. Medica 1998;27-29.

Diehr P, Bild DE, Harris TB, Duxbury A, Siscovick D, Rossi M. Body mass index and mortality in nonsmoking older adults: the Cardiovascular Health Study. Am J Public Health 1998;88(4):623-629.

Era P, Rantanen T. Changes in physical capacity and sensory/psychomotor functions from 75 to 80 and from 80 to 85 years of age—a longitudinal study. Scand J Soc Med Suppl 1997;53S:25-43.

Ferrucci L, Cecchi F, Guralnik JM, Giampaoli S, Lo Noce C, Salani B, Bandinelli S, Baroni A, for the FINE Study Group. Does the Clock Drawing Test predict cognitive decline in older persons independent of the Mini-Mental State Examination? J Am Geriatr Soc 1996;44:1326-1331.

Ferrucci L, Del Lungo I, Guralnik JM, Bandinelli S, Benvenuti S, Benvenuti E, Salani B, Lamponi M, Ubezio C, Benvenuti F, Baroni A. Is the telephone interview for cognitive status a valid alternative in persons who cannot be evaluated by the Mini Mental State Examination? Aging (Milano) 1998:10(4):332-338.

Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM, Buchner D, Kasper J, Lamb SE, Simonsick EM, Corti MC, Bandeen-Roche K, Fried LP, for the WHAS Research Group. Departures from linearity in the relationship between measures of muscular strength and physical performance of the lower extremities: the Women's Health and Aging Study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 1997;52A:M275-M285.

Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM, Cecchi F, Marchionni N, Salani B, Kasper J, Celli R, Giardini S, Heikkinen E, Jylha M, Baroni A. Constant hierarchic patterns of physical functioning across seven populations in five countries. Gerontologist 1998;38(3):286-294.

Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM, Corti MC, Pahor M. Dehydration, delirium, and disability in elderly patients. [Letter to The Editor] JAMA 1997;278:287-288.

Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM, Corti MC, Pahor M, Havlik RJ. Cognitive impairment and risk of stroke in the older population. [Letter to The Editor] J Am Geriatr Soc 1996;44:1410-1411.

Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM, Pahor M, Corti MC, Havlik RJ. Hospital diagnoses, Medicare charges, and nursing home admissions in the year when older persons become severely disabled. JAMA 1997;277:728-734.

Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM, Pahor M, Harris T, Corti MC, Hyman BT, Wallace RB, Havlik RJ. Apolipoprotein E epsilon 2 allele and risk of stroke in the older population. Stroke 1997;28(2):2410-2416.

Fried LP, Guralnik JM. Disability in older adults: evidence regarding significance, etiology, and risk. J Am Geriatr Soc 1997;45:92-100.

Galanis DJ, Harris T, Sharp DS, Petrovitch H. Relative weight, weight change, and risk of coronary heart disease in the Honolulu Heart Program. Am J Epidemiol 1998;147(4):379-386.

Galanis DJ, Petrovitch H, Launer LJ, Harris TB, Foley DJ, White LR. Smoking history in middle age and subsequent cognitive performance in elderly Japanese-American men: the Honolulu-Asia Aging Study. Am J Epidemiol 1997;145:507-515.

Gallagher D, Visser M, De Meersman RE, Sepulveda D, Baumgartner RN, Pierson RN, Harris T, Heymsfield SB. Appendicular skeletal muscle mass: effects of age, gender, and ethnicity. J Appl Physiol 1997;83:229-239.

Guralnik JM. Assessing the impact of comorbidity in the older population. Ann Epidemiol 1996;6:376-380.

Guralnik JM. Assessment of physical performance and disability in older persons. Muscle Nerve 1998;5:S14-S16.

Guralnik JM, Hirsch R. Review of "Decreasing disability in the 21st century: the future effects of controlling six fatal and nonfatal conditions." J Am Geriatr Soc 1997;45:899-900.

Guralnik JM, Leveille SG. Race, ethnicity, and health outcomes—unraveling the mediating role of socioeconomic status. [Editorial] Am J Public Health 1997;87:728-730.

Guralnik JM, Leveille SG, Hirsch R, Ferrucci L, Fried LP. The impact of disability in older women. J Am Med Womens Assoc 1997;52:113-120.

Hakim AA, Petrovitch H, Burchfiel CM, Ross GW, Rodriguez BL, White LR, Yano K, Curb JD, Abbott RD. Effects of walking on mortality among nonsmoking retired men. N Engl J Med 1998;338:94-99.

Harris T. Muscle mass and strength: relation to function in population studies. Proceedings of symposium: Sarcopenia: Diagnosis and Mechanisms. J Nutr 1997;127:1004S-1006S.

Harris TB, Kiel D, Roubenoff R, Langlois J, Hannan M, Havlik R, Wilson P. Association of insulin-like growth factor-I with body composition, weight history, and past health behaviors in the very old: the Framingham Heart Study. J Am Geriatr Soc 1997;45:133-139.

Harris TB, Langlois JA. Epidemiology of insulin-like growth factor-I in elderly men and women. The Rancho Bernardo Study. [Letter to The Editor] Am J Epidemiol 1998;147(11):1093-1094.

Harris TB, Launer LJ, Madans J, Feldman JJ. Cohort study of effect of being overweight and change in weight on risk of coronary heart disease in old age. BMJ 1997;314:1791-1794.

Harris TB, Savage PJ, Tell GS, Haan M, Kumanyika S, Lynch JC. Carrying the burden of cardiovascular risk in old age: associations of weight and weight change with prevalent cardiovascular disease, risk factors, and health status in the Cardiovascular Health Study. Am J Clin Nutr 1997;66(4):837-844.

Havlik RJ. Review of the epidemiology of Alzheimer's disease. Croat Med J 1997;38:199-204.

Havlik RJ. Antihypertensive drugs, brain structure, and cognitive function: more research is necessary. [Editorial] J Am Geriatr Soc 1997;45:1529-1531.

Hirsch CH, Enright P, Fitzpatrick A, Fried L, Harris TB, Reid C, Shulz R. Correlates of performance-based measures of muscle function in the elderly: the Cardiovascular Health Study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 1997;52:M192-M200.

Hirvensalo M, Lampinen P, Rantanen T. Physical exercise in old age: an 8-year follow-up study on involvement, motives, and obstacles among persons aged 65-84 years. J Aging Phys Act 1998;6:157-158.

Hu PS, Trumble DA, Foley DJ, Eberhard JW, Wallace RB. Crask risk of older drivers: a panel data anlysis. Accid Anal Prev 1998;30(5):569-581.

Izmirlian G, Brock DB, Ferrucci L, Phillips CL. Expected years of active life using panel data with covariates. Proceedings of the American Statistical Association, Social Statistics Section 1997;159-164.

Jylha M, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L, Jokela J, Heikkinen E. Is self-rated health comparable across cultures and genders? J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 1998;53B(3):S144-S152.

Kriegsman DM, Deeg DJ, van Eijk JT, Penninx BW, Boeke AJ. Do disease specific characteristics add to the explanation of mobility limitations in patients with different chronic diseases? A study in The Netherlands. J Epidemiol Community Health 1997;51(6):676-685.

Kriegsman DM, Deeg DJ, van Eijk JT, Penninx BW, Boeke AJ. Improving the validity of chronic disease measurement in survey studies. A study on the additional influence of disease-specific symptoms and comorbidity on mobility in patients with different chronic diseases. J Epidemiol Community Health 1997;51:676-685.

Kriegsman DM, Penninx BW, Deeg DJ, Boeke AJ, van Eijk JT. Does family support buffer the impact of specific chronic diseases on mobility in community-dwelling elderly? Disabil Rehabil 1997;19(2):71-83.

Kriegsman DM, Penninx BW, van Eijk JT, Boeke AJ, Deeg DJ. Self-reports and general practitioner information on the presence of chronic diseases in community-dwelling elderly: a study of agreement and determinants of disagreement. J Clin Epidemiol 1996;49(12):1407-1417.

LaCroix AZ, Newton KM, Leveille SG, Wallace J. Healthy aging. A women's issue. West J Med 1997;167(4):220-232.

Landerman LR, Fillenbaum GG, Pieper CF, Maddox GL, Gold DT, Gurlanik JM. Private health insurance coverage and disability among older Americans. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 1998;53B(5):S258-S266.

Langlois JA, Keyl PM, Guralnik JM, Foley DJ, Marottoli RA, Wallace RB. Characteristics of older pedestrians who have difficulty crossing the street. Am J Public Health 1997;87:393-397.

Langlois JA, Maggi S, Harris T, Simonsick EM, Ferrucci L, Pavan M, Sartori L, Enzi G. Self-report of difficulty in performing functional activities identifies a broad range of disability in old age. J Am Geriatr Soc 1996;44:1421-1428.

Langlois JA, Visser M, Davidovic LS, Maggi S, Li G, Harris TB. Hip fracture risk in older white men is associated with change in body weight from age 50 years to old age. Arch Intern Med 1998;158:990-996.

Launer LJ, Harris T. Weight, height, and body mass index distribution in geographycally and ethnically diverse samples of older persons. Ad Hoc Committee on the Statistics of Anthropometry and Aging. Age Ageing 1996;25:300-306.

Leveille SG, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L, Corti MC, Kasper J, Fried LP. Black/white differences in the relationship of disability to MMSE scores and disability: the Women's Health and Aging Study. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 1998;53B(3):P201-P208.

Leveille SG, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L, Hirsch R, Simonsick E, Hochberg MC. Foot pain and disability in older women. Am J Epidemiol 1998;148(7):657-665.

Leveille SG, LaCroix AZ, Koepsell TD, Beresford S, van Belle G, Buchner DM. Dietary vitamin C and bone mineral density in postmenopausal women in Washington State, USA. J Epidemiol Community Health 1997;51:479-485.

Leveille SG, LaCroix AZ, Koepsell TD, Beresford S, van Belle G, Buchner DM. Do dietary antioxidants prevent postmenopausal bone loss? Nutr Res 1997;17:1261-1269.

Leveille SG, LaCroix AZ, Newton KM, Keenan NL. Older women and hormone replacement therapy: factors influencing late life initiation. J Am Geriatr Soc 1997;45:1496-1500.

Leveille SG, Wagner EH, Davis C, Grothaus L, Wallace J, LoGerfo M, Kent D. Preventing disability and managing chronic illness in frail older adults: a randomized trial of a community-based partnership with primary care. J Am Geriat Soc 1998;46:1-9.

Li G, Baker SP, Langlois JA, Kelen GD. Are female drivers safer? An application of the decomposition method. Epidemiology 1998;9(4):379-384.

Looker AC, Orwoll ES, Johnston CC Jr, Wahner HW, Dunn WL, Calvo MS, Harris TB, Heyse SP. Prevalence of low femoral bone density in older U.S. adults from NHANES III. J Bone Miner Res 1997;12(11):1761-1768.

Losonczy KG, White LR, Brock DB. Prevalence and correlates of dementia: survey of the last days of life. Public Health Rep 1998;113(3):273-280.

Marchionni N, Ferrucci L, Baldasseroni S, Fumagalli S, Guralnik JM, Bonazinga M, Cecchi F, Masotti G. Item re-scaling of an Italian version of the sickness impact profile: effect of age and profession of the observers. J Clin Epidemiol 1997;50:195-201.

Maggi S, Langlois JA, Minicuci N, Grigoletto F, Povan M, Foley DJ, Enzi G. Sleep complaints in community-dwelling older persons: prevalence, associated factors and reported cause. J Am Geriatr Soc 1998;46:161-168.

Maggi S, Minicuci N, Martini A, Langlois J, Siviero P, Pavan M, Enzi G. Prevalence rates of hearing impairment in the elderly and comorbid conditions: the Veneto Study. J Am Geriatr Soc 1998;46:1069-1074.

Mendes de Leon CF, Beckett LA, Fillenbaum GG, Brock DB, Branch LG, Evans DA, Berkman LF. Black-white differences in risk of becoming disabled and recovering from disability in old age: a longitudinal analysis of two EPESE populations. Am J Epidemiol 1997;145:488-497.

Mussolino ME, Looker AC, Madans JH, Langlois JA, Orwoll ES. Risk factors for hip fracture in white men: the NHANES I Epidemiologic Follow-up Study. J Bone Miner Res 1998;13(6):918-924.

Myers AH, Young Y, Langlois JA. Prevention of falls in the elderly. Bone 1996;18:S87-S101.

Newton KM, LaCroix AZ, Leveille SG, Rutter C, Keenan NL, Anderson LA. Women's beliefs and decisions about hormone replacement therapy. J Womens Health 1997;6(4):459-465.

Nuñez C, Gallagher D, Visser M, Heymsfield SB. Bioimpedance analysis: evaluation of a new system based on stainless steel pressure contact foot-pad electrodes. Med Sci Sports Exerc 1997;29:524-531.

Ormel J, Kempen GI, Penninx BW, Brilman EI, Beekman AT, van Sonderen E. Chronic medical conditions and mental health in older people: disability and psychosocial resources mediate condition-specific mental health problems. Psychol Med 1997;27:1065-1077.

Pahor M, Kritchevsky SB, Zuccala G, Guralnik JM. Diabetes and risk of adverse events with calcium antagonist. [Letter to The Editor] Diabetes Care 1998;21(1):193-194.

Penninx BW, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L, Simonsick E, Deeg DJ, Wallace RB. Depressive symptoms and physical decline in community-dwelling older persons. JAMA 1998;279:1720-1726.

Penninx BW, Guralnik JM, Mendes de Leon CF, Pahor M, Visser M, Corti MC, Wallace RB. Cardiovascular events and mortality in newly and chronically depressed persons >70 years of age. Am J Cardiol 1998;81(80):988-994.

Penninx BW, Guralnik JM, Simonsick EM, Kasper JD, Ferrucci L, Fried LP. Emotional vitality among older disabled women: the Women's Health and Aging Study. J Am Geriatr Soc 1998;46:807-815.

Penninx BW, van Tilburg TG, Deeg DJ, Kriegsman DM, Boeke AJ, van Eijk JT. Direct and buffer effects of social support and personal coping resources in patients with arthritis. Soc Sci Med 1997;44:392-402.

Penninx BW, van Tilburg TG, Kriegsman DM, Deeg DJ, Boeke AJ, van Eijk JT. Effects of social support and personal coping resources on mortality in older age: the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam. Am J Epidemiol 1997:146(6)510-519.

Perkowski LC, Stroup-Benham CA, Markides KS, Lichtenstein MJ, Angel RJ, Guralnik JM, Goodwin JS. Lower extremity functioning in older Mexican-Americans and its association with medical problems. J Am Geriatr Soc 1998;46(4):411-418.

Petrovitch H, Nelson J, Snowdon D, Davis D, Ross GW, Li CY, White L. Microscope field size and the neuropathologic criteria for Alzheimer's disease. Neurology 1997;49(4):1175-1176.

Quesada JJ, Ferrucci L, Calvani D, Valente C, Salani B, Bavazzano A. Formal education as an effect modifier of the relationship between Mini-Mental State Examination score and IADLs disability in the older population. Aging Clin Exp Res 1997;9:175-179.

Rantanen T, Avela J. Leg extension power and walking speed in very old people living independently. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 1997;52A(4):M225-M231.

Rantanen T, Era P, Heikkinen E. Maximal isometric knee extension strength and stair mounting height in 75-and 80-year-old men and women. Scand J Rehabil Med 1996;28:89-93.

Rantanen T, Era P, Heikkinen E. Physical activity and the changes in maximal isometric strength in men and women from the age of 75 to 80 years. J Am Geriatr Soc 1997;45:1439-1445.

Rantanen T, Guralnik JM, Izmirlian G, Williamson J, Simonsick EM, Ferrucci L, Fried LP. Association of muscle strength with maximal walking speed in disabled older women. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 1998;77(4):299-305.

Rantanen T, Guralnik JM, Leveille S, Izmirlian G, Hirsch R, Simonsick E, Ling S, Fried LP. Racial differences in muscle strength in disabled older women. J Gerontol A Biol Med Sci 1998;53A(5):B355-B361.

Rantanen T, Heikkinen E. The role of habitual physical activity in the maintenance of muscle strength from the age of 80 to 85 years. J Aging Phys Act 1998;6:121-132.

Rathouz PJ, Kasper JD, Seger SL, Ferrucci L, Bandeen-Roche K, Miglioretti DL, Fried LP. Short-term consistency in self-reported physical functioning among elderly women: the Women's Health and Aging Study. Am J Epidemiol 1998;147:764-773.

Resnick HE, Valsania P, Halter J, Lin X. Differential effects of BMI on diabetes risk among black and white Americans. Diabetes Care 1998;21(11):1828-1835.

Ross GW, Abbott RD, Petrovitch H, Masaki KH, Murdaugh C, Trockman C, Curb JD, White LR. Frequency and characteristics of silent dementia among elderly Japanese-American men. The Honolulu-Asia Aging Study. JAMA 1997;277:800-805.

Ross GW, Petrovitch H, White LR. Update on dementia. Generations 1997;20:22-27.

Roubenoff R, Baumgartner RN, Harris TB, Dallal GE, Hannan MT, Economos CD, Stauber PM, Wilson PW, Kiel DP. Application of bioelectrical inpedance analysis to elderly populations. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 1997;52:M129-M136.

Roubenoff R, Harris TB. Failure to thrive, sacropenia and functional decline in the elderly. Clin Geriatr Med 1997;13(4):613-622.

Roubenoff R, Harris TB, Abad LW, Wilson PW, Dallal GE, Dinarello CA. Monocyte cytokine production in an elderly population: effect of age and inflammation. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 1998;53(1):M20-M26.

Rozzini R, Frisoni FB, Ferrucci L, Barbisoni P, Bertozzi B, Trabucchi M. The effect of chronic diseases on physical function. Comparison between activities of daily living scales and the Physical Performance Test. Age Ageing 1997;26:281-287.

Rozzini R, Frisoni GB, Ferrucci L, Barbisoni P, Trabucchi M. Who are older patients failing to recover mobility after rehabilitation? J Am Geriatr Soc 1997;45:250-252.

Sakari-Rantala R, Heikkinen E, Era P, Rantanen T. Associations of sensory-motor and respiratory functions with poor mobility in 75-and 80-year-old people. Scand J Rehabil Med 1998;30:121-127.

Salive ME, Guralnik JM. Disability outcomes of chronic disease and their implications for public health. In: Hickey T, Speers MA, Prohaska TK, eds. Public Health and Aging. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997;87-106.

Sihvonen S, Rantanen T, Heikkinen E. Physical activity and survival from the ages of 75 to 80 and 80 to 85 years. J Aging Phys Act 1998;6:133-140.

Simonsick EM, Kasper JD, Phillips CL. Physical disability and social interaction: factors associated with low social contact and home confinement in disabled older women. The Women's Health and Aging Study. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 1998;53B:S209-S217.

Simonsick EM, Maffeo CE, Rogers SK, Skinner EA, Davis D, Guralnik JM, Fried LP, for the WHAS Research Group. Methodology and feasibility of a home-based examination in disabled older women: the Women's Health and Aging Study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 1997;52A:M264-M274.

Smith GS, Langlois JA, Rockett IR. International comparisons of injury mortality: hypothesis generation, ecological studies, and some data problems. Proceedings of the International Collaborative Effort on Injury Statistics. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics, 1995.

Visser M, Gallager D. Age-related change in body water and hydration in old age. In: Arnaud MJ, ed. Hydration Throughout Life. Paris: John Libbey Eurotext, 1998:117-125.

Visser M, Gallagher D, Deurenberg P, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr, Heymsfield SB. Density of fat-free body mass: relationship with race, age, and level of body fatness. Am J Physiol 1997;272:E781-E787.

Visser M, Harris TB, Langlois J, Hannan MT, Roubenoff R, Felson DT, Wilson PW, Kiel DP. Body fat and skeletal muscle mass in relation to physical disability in very old men and women of the Framingham Heart Study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 1998;53(3):M214-M211.

Visser M, Kiel DP, Langlois J, Hannan MT, Felson DT, Wilson PW, Harris TB. Muscle mass and fat mass in relation to bone mineral density in very old men and women: the Framingham Heart Study. Appl Radiat Isot 1998;49(5/6):745-747.

Visser M, Langlois J, Guralnik JM, Cauley JA, Kronmal RA, Robbins J, Williamson JD, Harris TB. High body fatness, but not low fat-free mass, predicts disability in older men and women: the Cardiovascular Health Study. Am J Clin Nutr 1998;68:584-590.

Visser M, Launer LJ, Deurenberg P, Deeg DJ. Total and sports activity in older men and women: relation with body fat distribution. Am J Epidemiol 1997;145:752-761.

Wallace JI, Buchner DM, Grothaus L, Leveille S, LaCroix AZ, Wagner EH. Implementation and effectiveness of a community-based health promotion program for older adults. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 1998;53:M301-M306.

White LR, Foley DJ, Havlik RJ. Life-style risk factors for cognitive impairment. In: Fillit H, Butler RN, eds. Strategies To Prevent Cognitive Decline in Late Life. London: Greenwitch Medical Media, 1997;23-32.

Whitney CW, Enright PL, Newman AB, Bonekat W, Foley D, Quan SF. Correlates of daytime sleepiness in 4,578 elderly persons: the Cardiovascular Health Study. Sleep 1998;21:27-36.

Yancik R, Wesley MN, Ries LA, Havlik RJ, Long S, Edwards BK, Yates JW. Comorbidity and age as predictors of risk for early mortality of male and female colon carcinoma patients. Cancer 1998;82:2123-2134.

Zagonal V, Fratino L, Ferrucci L. Therapeutic choice with regard to life expectancy and cost benefit analysis in cancer diagnosis and treatment. Crit Rev Oncol/Hematol 1998;27:121-123.

Zamboni M, Armellini F, Harris T, Turcato E, Micciolo R, Bergamo-Andreis IA, Bosello O. Effects of age on body fat distribution and cardiovascular risk factors in women. Am J Clin Nutr 1997;66:111-115.


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