Risk Factors for Nonelective Hospitalization in Frail and Older Adult, Inner-City Outpatients

Gerontologist

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 68-75

  Damush, Teresa M ^a,b,c   Smith, David M ^a,b,c,d   Perkins, Anthony J ^a,b   Dexter, Paul R ^a,c,d   Smith, Faye ^a  

^a REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR AGING RESEARCH   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d RICHARD L ROUDEBUSH VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Hospitalization; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; AGING; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; SATISFACTION;

EID: 1342289345     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/44.1.68     Document Type: Article

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