Are health surveys among elderly people worthwhile? The Albertina project

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 101-106

  Lindgren, Alette Marie ^a   Svärdsudd, Kurt ^a   Tibblin, Gösta ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Family medicine; Screening

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCREENING; SWEDEN;

EID: 0031845228     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/028134398750003250     Document Type: Article

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