Leg ulceration and perceived health: A population based case-control study

Age and Ageing

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 236-241

  Jull, Andrew ^a   Walker, Natalie ^b   Hackett, Maree ^a   Jones, Mark ^a   Rodgers, Anthony ^a   Birchall, Nicholas ^c   Norton, Robyn ^d   MacMahon, Stephen ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b Clinical Trials Research Unit   (New Zealand)

^c Auckland Dermatology   (New Zealand)

^d Institute for Health Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

Case control studies; Elderly; Health status; Leg ulcer; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC ARTHRITIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 2442419861     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afh087     Document Type: Article

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