Life events and the quality of life in old age. Report from a medical- social intervention study

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 162-169

  Grimby, A ^a   Svanborg, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; intervention study; life event; population study; quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DIVORCE; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SWEDEN; TRAVEL; WELLBEING;

EID: 0029780278     PISSN: 03949532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03339672     Document Type: Article

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