Activities of daily living, cognitive impairment and other psychological symptoms among elderly recipients of home help

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 147-152

  Ranhoff, Anette Hylen ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Anxiety; Cognitive impairment; Depression; Elderly; Home help

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031492373     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.1997.tb00109.x     Document Type: Article

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