Poor mental and physical health differentially contributes to disability in hospitalized geriatric patients of different ages

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-34

  Marengoni, Alessandra ^a,b   Agüero Torres, Hedda ^b   Cossi, Stefania ^a   Ghisla, Maria Karin ^c   De Martinis, Monica ^a   Leonardi, Roberto ^c   Fratiglioni, Laura ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b STOCKHOLM GERONTOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Sweden)

^c Geriatric Eval and Rehab Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Depression; Different old ages; Disability; Hospitalization

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; RATING SCALE; WARD;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0842303607     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1027     Document Type: Article

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