A Randomized Trial of Physical Rehabilitation for Very Frail Nursing Home Residents

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 271, Issue 7, 1994, Pages 519-524

  Mulrow, Cynthia D ^a   Gerety, Meghan B ^a   Kanten, Deanna ^a   Cornell, John E ^a   Denino, Louis A ^a   Chiodo, Laura ^a   Aguilar, Christine ^a   O'neil, Margaret B ^a   Rosenberg, Jeff ^a   Solis, Rosalva M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FALLING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH VISITOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING HOME; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0028120687     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1994.03510310049037     Document Type: Article

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