Physical and mental health problems of the elderly in a rural community of Sepang, Selangor

Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 52-59

  Sidik, Sherina Mohd ^a   Rampal, Lekhraj ^a   Afifi, Mustaqim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Elderly; Mental health problems; Physical health problems; Rural community

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BARTHEL INDEX; CHINESE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELDERLY CARE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; GOUT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; INDIAN; INTERVIEW; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SAMPLING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 42349100089     PISSN: 1394195X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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