A randomized trial of comprehensive geriatric assessment in the care of hospitalized patients

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 332, Issue 20, 1995, Pages 1345-1350

  Reuben, David B ^a   Borok, Gerald M ^b   Wolde Tsadik, Girma ^b   Ershoff, Daniel H ^b   Fishman, Linda K ^b   Ambrosini, Virginia L ^b   Liu, Yunbao ^b   Rubenstein, Laurence Z ^a   Beck, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BED REST; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; ELDERLY CARE; FALLING; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALIFORNIA; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029012426     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199505183322007     Document Type: Article

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