Promoting the health of senior citizens

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 157, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1107-1113

  Patterson, Christopher ^a,d   Feightner, John ^b,c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c Canadian Task Force   (Canada)

^d HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CANADA; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0030735740     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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