A Census-based longitudinal study of variations in survival amongst residents of nursing and residential homes in Northern Ireland

Age and Ageing

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 711-717

  McCann, Mark ^a   O'Reilly, Dermot ^a   Cardwell, Chris ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aged; Elderly; Longitudinal studies; Mortality; Residential facilities

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; IRELAND; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL TIME;

AGED; CENSUSES; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MORTALITY; NORTHERN IRELAND; NURSING HOMES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 70350697882     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afp173     Document Type: Article

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