The attitude towards ageing among residents of an elderly care institution in penang Malaysia

International Journal of Collaborative Research on Internal Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1069-1083

  Rashid, A ^a   Ong, Eng Keat ^a   Wong, Eleanor Shu Yi ^a  

^a PENANG MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Attitude towards ageing; Elderly; Malaysia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO AGING; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FITNESS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SLEEP QUALITY;

EID: 84865301981     PISSN: 18404529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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