Managing geriatric syndromes: What geriatric assessment teams recommend, what primary care physicians implement, what patients adhere to

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 413-419

  Shah, P Nina ^a,c   Maly, Rose C ^b   Frank, Janet C ^b   Hirsch, Susan H ^b   Reuben, David B ^b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Sentaria Enterprises   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FALLING; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0030936981     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1997.tb05164.x     Document Type: Article

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