A randomized clinical trial of outpatient geriatric evaluation and management

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 351-359

  Boult, Chad ^a,c   Boult, Lisa B ^a,b   Morishita, Lynne ^a   Dowd, Bryan ^b   Kane, Robert L ^b   Urdangarin, Cristina F ^b  

^a Department of Family Practice and Community Health ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Function; Geriatric evaluation and management; Health services; Randomized trial

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; OUTPATIENT CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AGED; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT CARE TEAM;

EID: 0035033042     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2001.49076.x     Document Type: Article

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