Geriatric assessment for the rheumatologist

Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 415-432

  McGann, Paul E ^b  

^a WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT;

AGED; AGING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICARE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POLYPHARMACY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033836487     PISSN: 0889857X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-857X(05)70149-6     Document Type: Article

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