Cognitive and functional status in elderly hospitalized subjects;Valutazione dello stato cognitive e funzionale in anziani ospedalizzati

Recenti Progressi in Medicina

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 327-331

  Molaschi, Mario ^a,c   Ponzetto, Maria ^b   D'Agostino, Elena ^b   Francisetti, Federica ^b   Maero, Barbara ^a   Maina, Paola ^a   Russo, Fabrizia ^a   Fabris, Fabrizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Azienda Sanit Ospedaliera S G   (Italy)

^c MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cognitive status; Elderly patient; Functional status; In hospital mortality

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0035351053     PISSN: 00341193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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