Musculoskeletal pain and physical disability in senior citizens

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 39-51

  Scudds, Rhonda J ^a  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MARRIAGE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SENESCENCE;

EID: 0030900707     PISSN: 09593985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09593989709036447     Document Type: Article

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