Health-related quality of life among old residents of nursing homes in Norway

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 455-466

  Drageset, Jorunn ^a   Natvig, Gerd Karin ^b   Eide, Geir Egil ^b   Bondevik, Margareth ^b   Nortvedt, Monica W ^a   Nygaard, Harald A ^c  

^a BERGEN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c NKS Olaviken Hospital for Old Age Psychiatry   (Norway)

Author keywords

Functional Comorbidity Index; Health Related quality of life; Medical Conditions; Nursing Home; Old; SF 36

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958091924     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2009.01794.x     Document Type: Article

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