A Randomised Controlled Trial of Regular Surveillance in Thai Elderly Using a Simple Questionnaire Administered by Non-professional Personnel

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 352-356

  Jitapunkul, Sutthichai ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; THAILAND;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; THAILAND;

EID: 0032060992     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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