Inner Strength in Relation to Functional Status, Disease, Living Arrangements, and Social Relationships Among People Aged 85 Years and Older

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 167-176

  Lundman, Berit ^a   Aléx, Lena ^a   Jonsén, Elisabeth ^a   Lövheim, Hugo ^a   Nygren, Björn ^a   Santamäki Fischer, Regina ^a,b   Strandberg, Gunilla ^a   Norberg, Astrid ^a,c  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Aland University of Applied Sciences   (Finland)

^c Ersta Skondal University College   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861657998     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: 15283984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2011.11.001     Document Type: Article

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