The mediating effect of pain and fatigue on level of functioning in older adults

Nursing Research

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 254-265

  Bennett, Jill A ^b   Stewart, Anita L ^c   Kayser Jones, Jeanie ^c   Glaser, Dale ^a  

^a Pacific Science and Engineering Group   (United States)

^b Institute for Health and Aging   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Agedfatigue; Pain

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; SOCIAL CLASS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0036634810     PISSN: 00296562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006199-200207000-00006     Document Type: Article

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