The effect of multiple chronic conditions on self-rated health, disability and quality of life among the older populations of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland: A comparison of two nationally representative cross-sectional surveys

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  McDaid, Olga ^a   Hanly, Mark J ^a   Richardson, Kathryn ^a   Kee, Frank ^b   Kenny, Rose Anne ^a   Savva, George M ^a,c  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC PAIN; COMMUNITY LIVING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84879942987     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002571     Document Type: Article

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