PRISMA-7: A case-finding tool to identify older adults with moderate to severe disabilities

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 9-18

  Raîche, Michel ^a   Hébert, Réjean ^a,b   Dubois, Marie France ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF GERIATRICS OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Identification of potential disability; Mass screening of the aged subjects; Validity of case finding tools for disability

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE FINDING; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDITY;

EID: 44449163059     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2007.06.004     Document Type: Article

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