Effects of functional status changes before and during hospitalization on nursing home admission of older adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 1999, Pages

  Fortinsky, Richard H ^a   Covinsky, Kenneth E ^b   Palmer, Robert M ^c   Landefeld, C Seth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0032693674     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/54.10.M521     Document Type: Article

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