Changes in person-environmental fit and ADL dependence among older Swedish adults. A 10-year follow-up

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 469-478

  Werngren Elgström, Monica ^a   Carlsson, Gunilla ^a   Iwarsson, Susanne ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Environmental barriers; Functional limitations; Housing Enabler; Longitudinal study

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SWEDEN;

EID: 57749120291     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03325154     Document Type: Article

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