Does dementia predict adverse hospitalization outcomes? A prospective study in aged inpatients

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 283-291

  Zekry, Dina ^a   Herrmann, François R ^a   Grandjean, Raphael ^a   Vitale, Ana Maria ^a   De Pinho, Maria Fatima ^a   Michel, Jean Pierre ^a   Gold, Gabriel ^a   Krause, Karl Meinz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aged; Alzheimer's disease; Dementia; Elderly; Hospitalization outcomes

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SWITZERLAND;

EID: 67649366273     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2104     Document Type: Article

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