Effect of aging on the perceptions of physical and mental health in an Australian population

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-33

  Happell, Brenda ^a   Koehn, Stefan ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aging; Mental health; Physical health; Short Form 12 Health Survey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953027397     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2010.00571.x     Document Type: Article

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