The necessity for research on the elderly in Iran

Journal of Tehran University Heart Center

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 40-

  Shafiee, Akbar ^a   van Bodegom, David ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Leiden Academy on Vitality and Ageing   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEMOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; IRAN; LETTER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84859832982     PISSN: 17358620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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