## Abstract ## Background Privatelyโowned Nursing homes (PNH) in Hong Kong present a unique setting of institutional care where elderly with the whole spectrum of health status live together. ## Objectives This crossโsectional descriptive study aimed to determine the prevalence of significant de
A health status indicator for the Chinese elderly in Hong Kong
โ Scribed by W.C. Ip; Y.K. Kwan; G.T.Y. Pong; A.C.K. Poon
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 421 KB
- Volume
- 40
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0020-7101
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