Rehabilitation of the elderly - Influence of age, sex, main diagnosis and activities of daily living (ADL) on the elderly patients' return to their previous living conditions

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 131-139

  Hager, Klaus ^a   Nennmann, Ulrich ^a  

^a Clinic for Medical Rehabilitation and Geriatrics   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aging; Rehabilitation; Return home; Stroke outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; CONFERENCE PAPER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GENDER; HOME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION; STROKE;

EID: 0030971673     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4943(96)00778-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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