Quality of life outcome of elderly patients after treatment in intensive care unit;La qualité de vie des personnes âgées après un séjour en réanimation

Annales de Readaptation et de Medecine Physique

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 600-601

  Rigaud, A S ^a  

^a université Paris Cité   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELDERLY CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHORT FORM 36; AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; MALE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 34548846903     PISSN: 01686054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annrmp.2007.03.006     Document Type: Letter

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