Functional trajectories during hospitalization: A prognostic sign for elderly patients

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 659-663

  Sleiman, Intissar ^a   Rozzini, Renzo ^a   Barbisoni, Piera ^a   Morandi, Alessandro ^a   Ricci, Antonella ^a   Giordano, Alessandro ^a   Trabucchi, Marco ^b  

^a Poliambulanza Hospital   (Italy)

^b GERIATRIC RESEARCH GROUP   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute care; Elderly patients; Function change; Hospital

Indexed keywords

SERUM ALBUMIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DISABILITY; ELDERLY CARE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; ITALY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 66149090719     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glp015     Document Type: Article

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