Perceptions of joint pain and feeling well in older people who reported being healthy: A qualitative study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 60, Issue 577, 2010, Pages 597-603

  Grime, Janet ^a   Richardson, Jane C ^a   Ong, Bio Nio ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly; Health; Joint pain; Osteoarthritis; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSULTATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRALGIA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERCEPTION;

EID: 78650578730     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp10X515106     Document Type: Article

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