Factors underlying tiredness in older adults

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 16-25

  Avlund, Kirsten ^a,b   Rantanen, Taina ^c   Schroll, Marianne ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Unit for Psychotherapy Education and Research   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^d BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Disability; Disablement process; Longitudinal study; Social position; Tiredness

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DRUG USE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PAIN; RATING SCALE; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; WELLBEING;

EID: 34047235214     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03325206     Document Type: Article

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