Geriatric assessment in general practice using a screening instrument: Is it worth the effort? Results of a South Tyrol Study

Age and Ageing

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 647-652

  Piccoliori, Giuliano ^a   Gerolimon, Elena ^a   Abholz, Heinz Harald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Elderly; Follow up study; General practice; Geriatric assessment; Screening

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING; SOCIAL PROBLEM; STEP ASSESSMENT;

AGED; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EUROPE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 56749106418     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afn161     Document Type: Article

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