Does age modify the relationship between morbidity severity and physical health in English and Dutch family practice populations?

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 209-220

  Kadam, Umesh T ^a   Schellevis, Francois G ^b,c   Lewis, Martyn ^a   Van Der Windt, Danielle A W M ^a,c   De Vet, Henrica C W ^c   Bouter, Lex M ^d   Croft, Peter R ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ageing; Comorbidity; Epidemiologic studies; Family practice; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; NETHERLANDS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59849108546     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-009-9442-x     Document Type: Article

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