Prevention of adverse health trajectories in a vulnerable elderly population through nurse home visits: A randomized controlled trial [ISRCTN05358495]

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 65 A, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 734-742

  Van Hout, Hein P J ^a   Jansen, Aaltje P D ^a   Van Marwijk, Harm W J ^a   Pronk, Marieke ^a   Frijters, Dinnus F ^a   Nijpels, Giel ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Case management; Frailty; Nurse; Old age; Primary care; Trial

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH STATUS; HOME NURSING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77954025790     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glq037     Document Type: Article

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