Some predictors of mortality in acutely medically ill elderly inpatients

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 493-499

  Shah, Ajit ^a,d   Hoxey, Katharina ^b   Mayadunne, Vidurath ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b West London Mental Health Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c WEST MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d WEST LONDON MENTAL HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depression; Geriatrics; Mortality; Physical illness; Suicidal ideation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ENGLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SICK ROLE; SUICIDE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034124578     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-1166(200006)15:6<493::AID-GPS150>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Article

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