Social engagement and health and social care use and medication use among older people

European Journal of Ageing

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 56-63

  Bath, Peter A ^a   Gardiner, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health, social care use; Medication use; Social engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 23144460113     PISSN: 16139372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-005-0022-9     Document Type: Article

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