Chapter 8: Old people's health

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 34, Issue SUPPL. 67, 2006, Pages 185-198

  Larsson, Kristina ^a   Thorslund, Mats ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM GERONTOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE PAIN; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL HEALTH; DEPRESSION; DRUG USE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICATION ERROR; MENTAL DISEASE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; STROKE; SURVIVAL; SWEDEN; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISABLED PERSON; DRUG UTILIZATION; ECONOMICS; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; DISABLED PERSONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 33745629871     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14034950600677253     Document Type: Article

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