The sequelae of hospitalization for congestive heart failure among older adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 558-563

  Wolinsky, Fredric D ^a,e,f   Smith, David M ^a,b,c   Stump, Timothy E ^c,d,e   Overhage, Marc ^a,b,c   Lubitz, Robert M ^a,b,c  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Regenstrief Institute for Health Care   (United States)

^f St Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL READMISSION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; RISK; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SECONDARY CARE CENTER; SOCIAL STATUS; SURVIVOR; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW;

EID: 0030974288     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1997.tb03087.x     Document Type: Article

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