The influence of outpatient comprehensive geriatric assessment on survival: A meta-analysis

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 245-254

  Kuo, Hsu Ko ^a,b,c,d   Scandrett, Karen Glasser ^a,b,c   Dave, Jatin ^a,b,c   Mitchell, Susan L ^a,b,c  

^a RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Comprehensive geriatric assessment; Geriatric evaluation and management; Mortality; Outpatient; Randomized clinical trial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL;

AGED; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MORTALITY; OUTPATIENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 4644357716     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2004.03.009     Document Type: Article

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