Quality of life among the elderly: State of mood and loneliness in two selected groups

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 91-95

  Holmén, Karin ^a   Ericsson, Kjerstin ^b   Winblad, Bengt ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM GERONTOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cognition; Elderly; Loneliness; Mood

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0033004589     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02839319950162624     Document Type: Article

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