Visual impairments, functional and health status, and life satisfaction among elderly bedouins in Israel

Ageing International

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-87

  Iecovich, Esther ^a   Isralowitz, Richard E ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85050830580     PISSN: 01635158     EISSN: 1936606X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12126-004-1010-7     Document Type: Article

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