Gender differences in religiosity and functional health in the elderly

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 343-347

  Meisenhelder, Janice Bell ^a  

^a MGH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PAIN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RELIGION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 0347135816     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2003.10.005     Document Type: Article

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