Timing and risk factors for functional changes associated with medical hospitalization in older patients

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 65 A, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 866-872

  Mudge, Alison M ^a,b   O'Rourke, Peter ^c   Denaro, Charles P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Functional decline; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; TIME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77954836402     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glq069     Document Type: Article

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