Healthy aging around the world: Israel too?

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 516-520

  Clarfield, A Mark ^a,d   Rosenberg, Elliot ^b   Brodsky, Jenny ^c   Bentur, Netta ^c  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^c MYERS JDC BROOKDALE INSTITUTE   (Israel)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aged; Geriatrics; Healthy aging; Israel; Trend

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; ISRAEL; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; LIFE EXPECTANCY; QUALITY OF LIFE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 4544223987     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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