Health and motivation of elderly relocating to a suburban area in Japan

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 217-232

  Saito, Tami ^a   Lee, Hyungjung ^a   Kai, Ichiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Comparative study; Health decline; Japanese elderly; Residential move; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ELDERLY CARE; HABITAT SELECTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSING; HUMAN; JAPAN; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; URBAN AREA;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATA COLLECTION; DEPRESSION; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; JAPAN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY; RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY;

EID: 34447627192     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2006.11.001     Document Type: Article

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