A new method to assess perceived well-being among elderly people - A feasibility study

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Reijula, Jori ^a   Rosendahl, Toni ^b   Reijula, Kari ^b,c   Roilas, Paula ^d   Roilas, Heikki ^d   Sepponen, Raimo ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^d South Karelia District of Social and Health Services   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC PROCEDURES, TECHNIQUES AND CONCEPTS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT;

AFFECT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 73649108893     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-9-55     Document Type: Article

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