Patterns of pain and well-being in older women: A 10-year longitudinal study

Journal of Women and Aging

Volumn 19, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 21-35

  Phelan, Cynthia H ^b   Heidrich, Susan M ^a,b  

^a PhD Program   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Longitudinal studies; Pain; Well being

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; WISCONSIN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 35948930629     PISSN: 08952841     EISSN: 15407322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J074v19n03_03     Document Type: Article

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