A randomized trial of office-based screening for common problems in older persons

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 371-378

  Moore, Alison A ^a   Siu, Albert L ^b   Partridge, Jennifer M ^a   Hays, Ron D ^c   Adams, John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH STATUS; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCREENING; URINE INCONTINENCE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 0030926955     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(97)00089-2     Document Type: Article

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