Risk factors in the elderly

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 35, Issue SUPPL. 8, 2002, Pages 283-290

  Ponzetto, M ^a   Maero, B ^a   Maina, P ^a   D'Agostino, E ^a   Scarafiotti, C ^a   Speme, S ^a   Zanocchi, M ^a   Fabris, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Frailty of elderly; Functional status; Multidimensional evaluation; Post hospital mortality; Risk factors in elderly

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CHOLESTEROL; HEMOGLOBIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; CANCER MORTALITY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; PAIN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0036993862     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4943(02)00144-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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