Shared risk factors for distinct geriatric syndromes in older Taiwanese inpatients

Nursing Research

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 340-347

  Chen, Cheryl Chia Hui ^a   Dai, Yu Tzu ^a   Yen, Chung Jen ^b   Huang, Guan Hua ^c   Wang, Charlotte ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

acute care of the elderly; frailty; geriatric syndromes; shared risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECUBITUS; DEHYDRATION; DEPRESSION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; SYNDROME; TAIWAN; URINE INCONTINENCE; COGNITION DISORDERS; FECAL INCONTINENCE; PRESSURE ULCER; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URINARY INCONTINENCE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEHYDRATION; DEPRESSION; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; PRESSURE ULCER; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SYNDROME; TAIWAN; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 77956478440     PISSN: 00296562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNR.0b013e3181eb31f6     Document Type: Article

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