Disability in older Australians: Projections for 2006-2031

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 179, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 130-133

  Giles, Lynne C ^a   Cameron, Ian D ^b   Crotty, Maria ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; CHILD; DATA ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATIENT MOBILITY; PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATION; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SELF CARE; STATISTICS; STROKE; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 0041386332     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05470.x     Document Type: Article

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