Physiotherapy and occupational therapy: A geriatric experience in the acute care hospital

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 38-42

  Landi, Francesco ^a   Zuccalà, Giuseppe ^a   Bernabei, Roberto ^a   Cocchi, Alberto ^a   Manigrasso, Luca ^a   Tafani, Alessia ^a   De Angelis, Giuliana ^a   Carbonin, Pierugo ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Disability; Elderly; Multidisciplinary Team; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

GERIATRICS; HANDICAPPED PERSONS; HOSPITALS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT TREATMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY;

COMORBIDITY; DISABILITY; ELDERLY PATIENTS; MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031058535     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-199701000-00007     Document Type: Article

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