Health problems and disability of elderly individuals in two population groups from same geographical location

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 54, Issue JULY, 2006, Pages 539-544

  Medhi, G K ^a   Hazarika, N C ^a   Borah, P K ^a   Mahanta, J ^a  

^a REGIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RISK-TAKING; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 33745810561     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: 00045772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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