Geriatric physical performance assessment in an emergency department;Valoración geriátrica de la función física en un Servicio de Urgencias

Revista Clinica Espanola

Volumn 205, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 203-206

  Marques Vilallonga A ^a,e   San Jose Laporte A ^b   Klamburg Pujol, J ^c   Jacas Escarcelle C ^b   Camacho, O L ^d   Tarrés, M Vilardel ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE L ESPERIT SANT   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI SAGRAT COR   (Spain)

^e NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Emergency service; Geriatric assessment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF CARE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 20444479410     PISSN: 00142565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13075568     Document Type: Article

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