Long-term evaluation of a health education programme for elderly persons with visual impairment. A randomized study

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 401-409

  Eklund, Kajsa ^a   Sonn, U ^a   Dahlin Ivanoff, S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELDERLY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; ROC CURVE; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 2342492909     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280410001662950     Document Type: Article

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