Effectiveness of comprehensive geriatric assessment in primary care;Efectividad de la valoración geriátrica comprensiva en atención primaria

Atencion Primaria

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 92-100

  De Gómez Barragán, Ma Josefa Gil ^a,c   Ramalle Gomara E ^b  

^a Unidad Docente de MF y C   (Spain)

^b Consejeria Salud/Servicios Sociales ^*  (Spain)

^c Unidad Docente de La Rioja   (Spain)

Author keywords

Comprehensive geriatric assessment; Effectiveness; Elderly; Primary care; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY; COMPREHENSIVE GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRICS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MORTALITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW;

EID: 0042267282     PISSN: 02126567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13049170     Document Type: Review

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