Ability for self-care in urban living older people in southern Norway

Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare

Volumn 5, Issue , 2012, Pages 85-95

  Sundsli, Kari ^a,b   Söderhamn, Ulrika ^b   Espnes, Geir Arild ^a   Söderhamn, Olle ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Activity; Aged; Health promotion; Mental health; Perceived health; Undernutrition

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HELPLESSNESS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MENTAL HEALTH; NORWAY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SELF CARE; SELF CARE AGENCY; SELF REPORT; SENSE OF COHERENCE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84872359293     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11782390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/JMDH.S29388     Document Type: Article

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