Correlates of everyday competence in Chinese older adults

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 308-315

  Chou, Kee Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CHINESE; COGNITION; COMPETENCE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 0041766691     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1360786031000120714     Document Type: Article

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