Appetite and falls: Old age and lived experiences

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being

Volumn 7, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Mahler, Marianne ^a,c   Sarvimäki, Anneli ^b  

^a NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

^b Age Institute   (Finland)

^c Health and Care Department in Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Everyday life; Falling; Interpretive phenomenology; Older people; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875165832     PISSN: 17482623     EISSN: 17482631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/qhw.v7i0.11540     Document Type: Article

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