Assessment of quality of life in the oldest-olds living in nursing homes and at home

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL.1, 1998, Pages 507-514

  Urciuoli, O ^a   Dello Buono, M ^a   Padoani, W ^a   De Leo, D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Community dwelling elderly; Oldest old nursing home; Quality of life assessment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH; HOME CARE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDEPENDENCE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SELF CARE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 11544291812     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4943(98)80074-5     Document Type: Article

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