Sooner or later? A study of institutionalization in late life

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4-5, 2009, Pages 329-337

  Bravell, Marie Ernsth ^a   Berg, Stig ^a   Malmberg, Bo ^a   Sundström, Gerdt ^a  

^a JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ADL; Health; Institutionalization; Social network

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILDLESSNESS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENDER; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NURSING HOME; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOM SAMPLE; SINGLE WOMAN; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL NETWORK; SWEDEN;

EID: 73849084918     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03324923     Document Type: Article

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