Health and physical performance of elderly Europeans'

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 50, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1996, Pages

  Schroll, M ^a   Bjornsbo Schroll K ^b   Ferry, M ^c   Livingstone, M B E ^d  

^a Geriatrisk Afd HL ^*  (Denmark)

^b Centre Hospitaller de Valence ^*  (Denmark)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE VALENCE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Elderly; Europe; Health; Physical performance

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG USE; EUROPE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SELF CARE; SENESCENCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGING; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0029832437     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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