Elderly patients with cognitive impairment have a high risk for functional decline during hospitalization: The GIFA study

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1576-1580

  Pedone, Claudio ^a   Ercolani, Sara ^b   Catani, Marco ^b   Maggio, Dario ^b   Ruggiero, Carmelinda ^b   Quartesan, Roberto ^b   Senin, Umberto ^b   Mecocci, Patrizia ^b   Cherubini, Antonio ^b,c  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c POLICLINICO MONTELUCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADL DISABILITY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED HOSPITAL PATIENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANCER; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DELIRIUM; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HODKINSON ABBREVIATED MENTAL TEST; HUMAN; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PNEUMONIA; POLYPHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; SEX RATIO; SMOKING;

EID: 31344462128     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/60.12.1576     Document Type: Article

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