Geriatric hospital medicine

Medical Clinics of North America

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 707-729

  Callahan, Eileen H ^a   Thomas, David C ^b   Goldhirsch, Suzanne L ^a   Leipzig, Rosanne M ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GLUCOCORTICOID;

BED REST; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COGNITION; DELIRIUM; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; SKILL; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRICS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036656621     PISSN: 00257125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-7125(02)00014-7     Document Type: Review

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