Fieldwork and measurement considerations in surveys of the oldest old

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 165-187

  Lundberg, Olle ^a   Thorslund, Mats ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Functional ability; Level of living; Non response; Oldest old; Peak flow; Survey techniques

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; HEALTH SURVEY; METHODOLOGICAL PROBLEM; NON-RESPONSE RATE; SOCIAL INDICATOR;

EID: 0030476630     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00315527     Document Type: Article

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