Functional status of the elderly in Singapore

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 635-638

  Chan, K M ^a   Pang, W S ^b   Ee, C H ^a   Ding, Y Y ^b   Choo, P ^b  

^a ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Barthel's Index; Elderly; Functional dependence; Instrumental ADL

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGAPORE; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGING; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX FACTORS; SINGAPORE; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 0033201976     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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