Consequences of anxiety in older persons: Its effect on disability, well-being and use of health services

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 583-593

  De Beurs, Edwin ^a,b   Beekman, A T F ^b   Van Balkom, A J L M ^b   Deeg, D J H ^b   Van Dyck, R ^b   Van Tilburg, W ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NETHERLANDS; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROBABILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SENESCENCE; WELLBEING;

EID: 0032977844     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291799008351     Document Type: Article

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