Grey nomads: Health and health preparation of older travellers in remote Australia

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 70-72

  Tate, Joel ^a   Mein, Jacki ^b   Freeman, Hayley ^b   Maguire, Graeme ^b  

^a FREMANTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Western Australian Country Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TRAVEL;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TRAVEL; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33645524702     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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