Successful aging - An emerging paradigm of gerontology

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 371-382

  Fries, James F ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; INSULIN;

AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; DISABILITY; EXERCISE; GERONTOLOGY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEART DISEASE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESTYLE; MEDICARE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TERMINAL CARE; ARTICLE; DISABLED PERSON; GERIATRICS; HEALTH PROMOTION; LONGEVITY;

AGED; DISABLED PERSONS; GERIATRICS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGEVITY; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; HUMANS;

EID: 0036667595     PISSN: 07490690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-0690(02)00021-6     Document Type: Review

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