Geriatric Principles: Evidence-Based Medicine at Its Best

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-2.e2

  Morley, John E ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FALLING; FUNDING; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HIP FRACTURE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE; KINESIOTHERAPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALNUTRITION; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NURSING HOME; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PAIN; POLYPHARMACY; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SCREENING TEST; STANDING; VISION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84855197014     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2011.10.004     Document Type: Editorial

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