Comorbidity in the elderly: Utility and validity of assessment tools.;Evaluación de la comorbilidad enlapoblación anciana: Utilidad y validez de los instrumentos de medida

Revista Espanola de Geriatria y Gerontologia

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 219-228

  Abizanda Soler, Pedro ^a   Paterna Mellinas, Gema ^a   Martínez Sánchez, Esther ^a   López Jiménez, Esther ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALBACETE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Elderly; Geriatric medicine; Review

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; COMORBIDITY; DEATH; DISABILITY; ELDERLY CARE; FRAIL ELDERLY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 77954456661     PISSN: 0211139X     EISSN: 15781747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.regg.2009.10.009     Document Type: Short Survey

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