Predictive validity of the Identification of Seniors At Risk (ISAR) screening tool in elderly patients presenting to two Italian Emergency Departments

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-75

  Salvi, Fabio ^a   Morichi, Valeria ^a   Grilli, Annalisa ^a   Spazzafumo, Liana ^b   Giorgi, Raffaella ^b   Polonara, Stefano ^c   de Tommaso, Giuseppe ^b   Dessì Fulgheri, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b INRCA   (Italy)

^c OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aged; Emergency department; Geriatric assessment; Outcome; Predictive validity; Screening

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GERIATRIC CARE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; ITALY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENIORS AT RISK SCREENING TOOL;

LEPTOSPIRA;

EID: 62749159363     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03324901     Document Type: Article

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