The impact of chronic diseases on the health and well-being of South Africans in early and later old age

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 213-221

  Westaway, Margaret S ^a,b  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Chronic diseases; Early and later old age; Health; South Africans; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SENESCENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT FORM 12; SOUTH AFRICA; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; WELLBEING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 74449090550     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2009.03.012     Document Type: Article

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