Mortality in the elderly - A 3-year follow-up of an elderly community sample

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 467-471

  Engedal, Knut ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Dementia; Depression; Elderly; Mortality; Social integration

Indexed keywords

DIGITALIS; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANCER; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOBILIZATION; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIOLOGY; STROKE;

EID: 0029996570     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199605)11:5<467::AID-GPS338>3.0.CO;2-S     Document Type: Article

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