Life situation and function in elderly people with and without leg ulcers

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 59-65

  Wissing, U ^a   Ek, A C ^a   Unosson, M ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Elderly; Leg ulcer; Life situation; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; LIFE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEG; MALE; PAIN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; ULCER;

EID: 0036124150     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-6712.2002.00051.x     Document Type: Article

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