Bathing disability in older patients [13]

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 635-636

  Rozzini, Renzo ^a,b   Sabatini, Tony ^a,b   Ranhoff, Anette H ^c   Trabucchi, Marco ^b  

^a Poliambulanza Hospital   (Italy)

^b GERIATRIC RESEARCH GROUP   (Italy)

^c ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATH; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GROOMING; HUMAN; ITALY; LETTER; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MOOD; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; BATHS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MORTALITY;

EID: 33947658499     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01115.x     Document Type: Letter

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