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[Forms of independence and the residential environment--an empirical contribution from the study "Possibilities and limits of independent living for elderly patients"]. [独立形式与居住环境——来自“老年患者独立生活的可能性与限制”研究的实证贡献]。

Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie Pub Date : 1994-11-01

E Schmitt, A Kruse, E Olbrich

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[Seeing in the dark: limited vision in the aged as a prototypical "environmentally relevant" loss in competence]. [在黑暗中看东西:老年人视力受限是一种典型的“环境相关”能力丧失]。

Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie Pub Date : 1994-11-01

H W Wahl

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[Dental care in Hessian nursing homes for the aged. II: Oral hygiene awareness of inmates]. 黑森州养老院老年人的牙齿护理。二、服刑人员口腔卫生意识[j]。

Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie Pub Date : 1994-11-01

K P Wefers

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[Ecologic gerontology: more than the docility hypothesis?]. [生态老年学:比温顺假说更重要?]。

Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie Pub Date : 1994-11-01

H W Wahl, W Saup

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Age-related calcium/magnesium ratio in the ligamenta flava. 黄韧带中与年龄相关的钙/镁比值。

Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie Pub Date : 1994-09-01

W Müller, R Firsching, R Iffland