Why involve older people in research?

Age and Ageing

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 481-483

  Walker, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONSUMER; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDITORIAL; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PEER REVIEW; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RESEARCH; RESEARCH SUPPORT AS TOPIC; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 35048863345     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afm100     Document Type: Editorial

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