Clinicians and researchers have shown increasing interest in frailty. Yet, there is still
considerable uncertainty regarding the concept and its definition. In this article, we present …

Background Increases in life stress have been linked to poor prognosis after myocardial
infarction (MI). Previous research suggested that a programme of monthly screening for …

Canadians are living longer, and older persons are making up a larger share of the population
(14% in 2006, projected to rise to 20% by 2021). The Canadian Longitudinal Study on …

Background. Frailty and fitness are important attributes of older persons, but population
samples of their prevalence, attributes, and outcomes are limited. Methods. The authors report …

Acute central nervous system dysfunction resulting in coma can be measured simply and
reliably by the Glasgow scale. However, when the injury does not impair consciousness and …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the frequency and correlates of undetected dementia in community‐dwelling
older people. DESIGN: Secondary analysis of data from the Canadian Study of …

Background Dementia shortens life expectancy; estimates of median survival after the onset
of dementia have ranged from 5 to 9.3 years. Previous studies of people with existing …

Background Recent reports suggest a possibly protective effect for statins in patients with
Alzheimer disease. This association could be due to indication bias, ie, people who elect to …

Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common cause of neurological disability in
young adults worldwide and approximately half of those affected are in Europe. The …

OBJECTIVE: Correspondence analysis (CA) is a multivariate graphical technique designed
to explore the relationships among categorical variables. Epidemiologists frequently collect …