Dependence and independence among old persons - Realities and myths

Reviews in Clinical Gerontology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 269-273

  Sousa, Liliana ^a   Figueiredo, Daniela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENESCENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIETY;

EID: 0036706090     PISSN: 09592598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095925980201239X     Document Type: Article

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