Functional trajectories in older persons admitted to a nursing home with disability after an acute hospitalization

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 195-201

  Gill, Thomas M ^a,b   Gahbauer, Evelyne A ^b   Han, Ling ^b   Allore, Heather G ^b  

^a YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Aged; Cohort studies; Disability evaluation; Nursing homes

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 58849105892     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.02107.x     Document Type: Article

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