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Inflammatory Markers and Incident Mobility Limitation in the Elderly

Brenda W.J.H. Penninx, Stephen B. Kritchevsky, Anne B. Newman, Barbara J. Nicklas, Eleanor M. Simonsick, Susan Rubin, Michael Nevitt, Marjolein Visser, Tamara Harris, Marco Pahor

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2004 · 325 citations · 36 references

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Abstract

Findings suggest that inflammation is prognostic for incident mobility limitation over 30 months, independent of cardiovascular disease events and incident severe illness.

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