Vision-specific health-related quality of life: Content areas for nursing home residents

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 449-462

  Scilley, Kay ^a   Owsley, Cynthia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Health related quality of life; Nursing home; Questionnaire design; Vision

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; READING; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; UNITED STATES; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 0036089461     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015677501386     Document Type: Article

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