Epidemiology of healthy ageing and the idea of more refined outcome measures

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 845-847

  Kivimäki, Mika ^a   Ferrie, Jane E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; BONE DENSITY; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; EDITORIAL; FRACTURE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGING; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 80051929139     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyr114     Document Type: Editorial

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