Accidental falls, health-related quality of life and life satisfaction: A prospective study of the general elderly population

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 95-100

  Stenhagen, Magnus ^a   Ekström, Henrik ^a   Nordell, Eva ^a   Elmståhl, Sölve ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Elderly; Life satisfaction; Longitudinal studies; Prospective studies; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ELDERLY CARE; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 12; SWEDEN;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ELDERLY; LIFE SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 84885952608     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2013.07.006     Document Type: Article

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