Clinical and demographic characteristics of elderly patients hospitalised in an internal medicine department in Israel

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 247-254

  Sonnenblick, M ^a   Raveh, D ^a,b   Gratch, L ^a   Yinnon, A ^a,b  

^a SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEART DISEASE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SCORING SYSTEM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRICS; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; ISRAEL; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33847056238     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2006.00925.x     Document Type: Article

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