Comprehensive geriatric assessment: From miracle to reality

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 473-477

  Rubenstein, Laurence Z ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; GERONTOLOGY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARDS AND PRIZES; CLINICAL TRIAL; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HISTORY; METHODOLOGY;

AGED; AWARDS AND PRIZES; CLINICAL TRIALS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS;

EID: 2442583276     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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