title: Physical performance and sensory functions as determinants of independence in activities of daily living in the old and the very old.
authors: Academy of Sciences and Technology, Berlin, Germany.
authors: M F
authors: MF
authors: Borchelt
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Steinhagen-Thiessen
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D003858:Dependency, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization; D008297:Male; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D010809:Physical Fitness; D012677:Sensation; D012727:Sex Characteristics