Social and Functional Status of Older Persons in a North Indian Community

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 10-16

  Swami, H M ^a   Bhatia, Vikas ^a   Parashar, Anupam ^a   Bhatia, S P S ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Activity of daily living; Aids and appliances; Instrumental activity of daily living; Older persons; Socio demographic profile

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRICS; GERONTOLOGY; HUMAN; INDIA; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; ORTHOSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROSTHESIS; RANDOMIZATION; RECREATION; RELIGION; RURAL AREA; SAMPLING; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0242636162     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/101053950301500103     Document Type: Article

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