Adhering to inpatient geriatric consultation recommendations

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 259-263

  Cefalu, Charles A ^a,b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Fort Lincoln Family Medicine Center   (United States)

Author keywords

assessment; Community hospital; consultants; geriatrics

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG USE; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYGIENE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; NUTRITION; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; SOCIAL WORK; WOUND CARE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRICS; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0029919122     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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