The geriatric assessment

American Family Physician

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 48-56

  Elsawy, Bassem ^a   Higgins, Kim E ^a  

^a Methodist Charlton Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COGNITION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYPHARMACY; PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION; SCREENING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; URINE INCONTINENCE; VISION TEST;

EID: 79956351142     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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