A new tool measuring health-related quality of life (HRQOL): The effects of musculoskeletal pain in a group of older Turkish people

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 298-303

  Cavlak, Ugur ^a   Yagci, Nesrin ^a   Bas Aslan, Ummuhan ^a   Ekici, Gamze ^b  

^a PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b AHI EVRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; Musculoskeletal pain; Older adults; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRALGIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 67649695940     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2008.11.002     Document Type: Article

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