Impact of cardiovascular diseases on activity limitations and need for help among older persons

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 82-88

  Kattainen, Anna ^a   Koskinen, Seppo ^a   Reunanen, Antti ^a   Martelin, Tuija ^a   Knekt, Paul ^a   Aromaa, Arpo ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Aged; Cardiovascular diseases; Disabled persons; Health surveys; Public health

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COMMUNITY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; GEOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION;

EID: 1342281722     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(03)00252-X     Document Type: Article

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