Function and medical comorbidity in south Texas nursing home residents: Variations by ethnic group

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 279-284

  Mulrow, Cynthia D ^a,b   Chiodo, Laura K ^a,b   Gerety, Meghan B ^a,b   Lee, Shuko ^b   Basu, Srabashi ^a   Nelson, Deanna ^b  

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

^b SOUTH TEXAS VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029881173     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1996.tb00914.x     Document Type: Article

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