Life satisfaction (LS) and symptoms among the oldest-old: Results from the longitudinal population study called Good Aging in Skåne (GÅS)

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 146-150

  Enkvist, Åsa ^a   Ekström, Henrik ^a   Elmståhl, Sölve ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Life satisfaction; Longitudinal studies; Oldest old; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELDERLY CARE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 80054927960     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2011.05.001     Document Type: Article

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