Cognitive status and ambulatory rehabilitation outcome in geriatric patients

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 876-878

  Vogt, Lutz ^a   Wieland, Katja ^a   Bach, Matthias ^b   Himmelreich, Heiko ^c   Banzer, Winfried ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Geriatrische Klinik   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognitive status; Gait analysis; Geriatric rehabilitation; Outcome evaluation; Stair climbing

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLIMBING; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; GAIT; GERIATRIC DISORDER; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GERIATRIC REHABILITATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MOBILIZATION; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDIZATION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTURAL BALANCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REHABILITATION; WALKING;

EID: 56749163275     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0260     Document Type: Article

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