Geriatric health maintenance

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 289-302

  Scheitel, Sidna M ^a   Fleming, Kevin C ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BURN; CANCER SCREENING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTINENCE; FALLING; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MOUTH HYGIENE; NUTRITION; OVARY CANCER; PREVENTION; PROSTATE CANCER; SCREENING TEST; SHOULDER GIRDLE; SKIN CANCER; SMOKING; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; UTERUS CANCER; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0029989486     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/71.3.289     Document Type: Conference Paper

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