Self-neglect as a geriatric syndrome [1]

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1945-1946

  Reyes Ortiz, Carlos A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FRONTAL LOBE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; GERIATRIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; LETTER; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF NEGLECT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYNDROME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; GERIATRICS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; HYGIENE; SELF CARE; SYNDROME;

EID: 33845505722     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2006.00947.x     Document Type: Letter

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