The impact of the Chi-Chi earthquake on quality of life among elderly survivors in Taiwan - A before and after study

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 379-388

  Lin, Mau Roung ^a   Huang, Wenzheng ^b   Huang, Chingchaw ^c   Hwang, Hei Fen ^c   Tsai, Lung Wen ^a   Chiu, Yun Ning ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Earthquake; Elderly; Epidemiology; Quality of life; Taiwan; WHOQOL BREF

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; EARTHQUAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TAIWAN; WELLBEING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NATURAL DISASTERS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 0036267141     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015543113448     Document Type: Article

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