Geriatric syndromes in elderly patients admitted to an oncology-acute care for elders unit

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 2298-2303

  Flood, Kellie L ^a   Carroll, Maria B ^a   Le, Cyndi V ^a   Ball, Linda ^a   Esker, Debbie A ^a   Carr, David B ^a  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DECUBITUS; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; WEIGHT REDUCTION; CANCER CENTER; COMORBIDITY; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; MALNUTRITION; MENTAL DISEASE; NEOPLASM; PATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; SYNDROME; UNITED STATES;

CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASES; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MENTAL DISORDERS; MISSOURI; NEOPLASMS; ONCOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; SYNDROME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 33744801731     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2005.02.8514     Document Type: Article

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