Improving Outcomes in Geriatric Rehabilitation: The Impact of Reducing Cumulative Illness

Geriatrics Today: Journal of the Canadian Geriatrics Society

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 153-157

  Knoefel, Frank D ^a,b   Patrick, Louise ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b SCO Health Service   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cumulative illness rating; Frail elderly; Functional independence measure; Illness; Outcome; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CANADA; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MOOD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REHABILITATION; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0142027964     PISSN: 14963892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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