The Florey Adelaide Male Ageing Study (FAMAS): Design, procedures & participants

BMC Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Martin, Sean A ^a   Haren, Matthew T ^b   Middleton, Sue M ^c   Wittert, Gary A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FLOREY ADELAIDE MALE AGEING STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; IMMOBILIZATION; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; POPULATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING; SELF REPORT; STROKE; AGING; AUSTRALIA; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH STATUS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCTION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEN; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 34447649203     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-7-126     Document Type: Article

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