Self-reported health complaints and their prediction of overall and health-related quality of life among elderly people

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 147-158

  Borglin, Gunilla ^a   Jakobsson, Ulf ^a   Edberg, Anna Karin ^a   Hallberg, Ingalill Rahm ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aged; Fatigue; Health related quality of life; Mobility impairment; Pain; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

FATIGUE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; NURSE; PAIN; PREDICTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL EVOLUTION;

EID: 12944280248     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2004.06.003     Document Type: Article

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