Prevalence of chronic diseases in older Italians: comparing self- reported and clinical diagnoses. The Italian Longitudinal Study on Aging Working Group
Author(s) -
L. Amaducci,
Marzia Baldereschi,
Antonio Di Carlo,
Stefania Maggi,
G. Scarlato,
Livia Candelise,
Elio Scarpini,
Francesco Grigoletto,
Nadia Minicuci,
Giuseppina Volonnino,
Mauro Zucchetto,
Marco Bressan,
Leontino Battistin,
Giuliano Enzi,
G. Bortolan,
C Loeb,
Carlo Gandolfo,
N. Canal,
M. Franceschi,
Augusto Ghetti,
Rossano Vergassoia,
Domenico Inzitari,
S. Bonaiuto,
Franco Rengo,
Antonio Capurso,
Paolo Livrea,
Luciano Motta
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/26.5.995
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , diabetes mellitus , stroke (engine) , angina , epidemiology , parkinsonism , peripheral neuropathy , coronary artery disease , population , cardiology , atrial fibrillation , heart failure , disease , mechanical engineering , environmental health , engineering , endocrinology
The Italian Longitudinal Study on Aging (ILSA) evaluates the rates of diabetes, cardiovascular and neurological disorders in a random sample of 5632 Italians aged 65-84 years.
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