Components and determinants of quality of life in community-dwelling older adults

European Journal of Ageing

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 255-263

  Martinez Martin, Pablo ^a,b   Prieto Flores, Maria Eugenia ^c   Forjaz, Maria João ^b,c   Fernandez Mayoralas, Gloria ^d   Rojo Perez, Fermina ^d   Rojo, Jose Manuel ^d   Ayala, Alba ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED SOBRE ENFERMEDADES NEURODEGENERATIVAS CIBERNED   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO DE HISTORIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Community dwelling; Global quality of life; Health related quality of life; Multimethod data; Older adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866994356     PISSN: 16139372     EISSN: 16139380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-012-0232-x     Document Type: Article

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