Use of a short-form screening procedure to detect unrecognized functional disability in the hospitalized elderly

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 309-314

  Mateev, Andreï ^a   Gaspoz, Jean Michel ^a   Borst, François ^a   Waldvogel, Francis ^a   Weber, Damien ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Clinical outcome; Elderly; Functional disability; Hospitalization; Screening procedure

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING;

EID: 0032055222     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(97)00284-9     Document Type: Article

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