Emotional distress, physical illness and functional impairment in community dwelling older adults in South Eastern Nigeria - A report from the 1066 group

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 545-546

  Uwakwe, Richard ^a   Modebe, Ifeoma ^a   Njelita, Ifeoma Anne ^a   Ezeama, Nkiru Nwamaka ^a  

^a NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; AGED; AMNESIA; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PUBLIC HEALTH; STROKE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; RURAL POPULATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79953249403     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2528     Document Type: Letter

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