Methodological issues in geriatric research

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 254-259

  Faes, M ^a   Van Iersel, M ^a   Olde Rikkert, Marcel G M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC CARE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; MORBIDITY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 34249994011     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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