Peeking through the cracks: An assessment of the prevalence, clinical characteristics and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of people with polypathology in a hospital setting

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 185-191

  Bernabeu Wittel, M ^a   Jadad, A ^b   Moreno Gavino L ^a   Hernandez Quiles C ^a   Toscano, F ^a   Cassani, M ^a   Ramirez N ^a   Ollero Baturone, M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

^b TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Health related quality of life; Multimorbidity; Nutritional assessment; Polypathological patient

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMORBIDITY; DELIRIUM; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NEOPLASM; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 77955273327     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2009.10.006     Document Type: Article

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