Successful aging: Is there hope?

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 184, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 1973-1974

  Willcox, Bradley ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b KUAKINI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DIETARY INTAKE; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VEGETABLE;

EID: 84871331403     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.121801     Document Type: Note

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