Psychological approach to successful ageing predicts future quality of life in older adults

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Volumn 9, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Bowling, Ann ^a   Iliffe, Steve ^b  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CARE; FOLLOW UP; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGING; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORECASTING; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF EFFICACY; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 79952347956     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-9-13     Document Type: Article

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