Validity of an activities of daily living questionnaire among older patients in the emergency department

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1023-1030

  McCusker, Jane ^a   Bellavance, François ^a   Cardin, Sylvie ^a   Belzile, Éric ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Aging; Emergency visit; Validity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUEBEC; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0032888126     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(99)00084-0     Document Type: Article

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