Health screening and health promotion programs for the elderly

Disease Management and Health Outcomes

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 299-309

  Drewnowski, Adam ^a   Monsen, Elaine ^a   Birkett, Diana ^a   Gunther, Susan ^a   Vendeland, Susan ^a   Su, Jeff ^a   Marshall, Gillian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; DIET; ELDERLY CARE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW;

EID: 0037902415     PISSN: 11738790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00115677-200311050-00003     Document Type: Review

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