Hong Kong Chinese Everyday Competence Scale: A validation study

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 26, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 43-51

  Chou, Kee Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

Author keywords

Chinese; Everyday competence; Validation

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHINESE; COGNITION; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HONG KONG; HONG KONG CHINESE EVERYDAY COMPETENCE SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0036975466     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J018v26n01_05     Document Type: Article

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