Care-related quality of life in old age

European Journal of Ageing

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 113-125

  Vaarama, Marja ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Client centred evaluation; Old age; Quality of home care; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649386558     PISSN: 16139372     EISSN: 16139380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-009-0115-y     Document Type: Article

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