Risk factors of functional decline during hospitalization in the oldest old

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 453-457

  Isaia, Gianluca ^a   Maero, Barbara ^a   Gatti, Antonia ^a   Neirotti, Massimo ^a   Ricauda, Nicoletta Aimonino ^a   Bo, Mario ^a   Ruatta, Claudia ^a   Gariglio, Federico ^a   Miceli, Cristina ^a   Corsinovi, Laura ^a   Fissore, Laura ^a   Marchetto, Cristina ^a   Zanocchi, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Functional impairment; Hospitalisation; Oldest old; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOPLASM; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 77649259706     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: 17208319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03327448     Document Type: Article

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