The co-occurrence of chronic diseases and geriatric syndromes: The health and retirement study

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 511-516

  Lee, Pearl G ^a,b,c   Cigolle, Christine ^b,c   Blaum, Caroline ^a,c  

^a Departments of Internal Medicine   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease; Fall; Incontinence

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FALL RISK; FALLING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETIREMENT; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGINA PECTORIS; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SICK ROLE; SYNDROME; UNITED STATES; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 61449244694     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.02150.x     Document Type: Article

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