Determinants of health-related quality of life in institutionalised older persons in northern Sydney

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 131-134

  Sitoh, Y Y ^a,e   Lau, T C ^a,e   Zochling, J ^a   Schwarz, J ^a   Chen, J S ^a   March, L M ^a   Cumming, R G ^c   Lord, S R ^d   Sambrook, P N ^a   Cameron, I D ^b  

^a Institute of Bone and Joint Research   (Australia)

^b Rehabilitation Studies Unit

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Frail elderly; Quality of life; Residential care facilities

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ELDERLY CARE; FRACTURE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; NURSING HOME; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSING HOMES; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES;

EID: 20044377399     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2004.00742.x     Document Type: Article

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