Using focus groups to identify lifestyle and health issues in the elderly

Gerontology and Geriatrics Education

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 33-50

  Davis McFarland, Elise ^a   Trickey, Becki ^b   Reigart, Beth ^b   Shilling, Lilless ^b   Wager, Karen ^b   West, Valerie ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 0040163670     PISSN: 02701960     EISSN: 15453847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J021v18n03_04     Document Type: Article

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