Cognitive performance of Canadian seniors

Health Reports

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Gilmour, Heather ^a  

^a STATISTICS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Activities of daily living; Aging; Cognition disorders; Cross sectional studies; Health surveys; Home care services; Loneliness; Memory disorders; Mental recall; Social alienation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857769787     PISSN: 08406529     EISSN: 12091367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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