Mortality and cognitive status among elderly Canadians living in the community and in institutions: The Canadian Study of Health and Aging

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 303-304

  Hill, Gerry B ^a   Forbes, William E ^b   Lindsay, Joan ^c   McDowell, Ian ^a   Østbye, Truls ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CANADA; COGNITION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY;

EID: 0030696945     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403893     Document Type: Article

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