Physical functioning and use of health services in a young and old sample

Danish Medical Bulletin

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 147-151

  Avlund, Kirsten ^a   Mehlsen, Mimi Y ^b   Thomsen, Dorthe K ^c   Viidik, Andrus ^c,d   Zachariae, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d SMZ Sophienspital   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DENMARK; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REGISTER; SAMPLING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITION; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53249100590     PISSN: 16039629     EISSN: 16039629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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