Has the time come to take on time itself?

BMJ

Volumn 337, Issue 7662, 2008, Pages 147-148

  Farrelly, Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HEALTH CARE; LIFESPAN; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 47849113429     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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