Social Engagement in the Elderly

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 72, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 507-508

  Wang, Shuu Jiun ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ATTENTION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EDITORIAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELDERLY CARE; ENERGY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOME; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LIFESTYLE; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEMORY; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL STATUS; TAIWAN; VETERAN; WELLBEING;

AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 70449363852     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70418-6     Document Type: Editorial

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