Physical activity and other health-related factors predict health care utilisation in older adults. The actife ulm study;Körperliche aktivität und andere gesundheitsbezogene faktoren sind bei älteren prädiktoren für die inanspruchnahme des gesundheitswesens. Die studie actife ulm

Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 290-297

  Denkinger, M D ^a   Lukas, A ^a   Herbolsheimer, F ^a   Peter, R ^a   Nikolaus, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

80 and over; Aged; Comorbidity; Health services for the elderly; Number of drugs; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ACTIMETRY; AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACTIGRAPHY; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 84861508730     PISSN: 09486704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00391-012-0335-1     Document Type: Article

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