Reducing "iatrogenic disability" in the hospitalized frail elderly

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 645-660

  Lafont, C ^a   Gerard S ^a   Voisin, T ^a   Pahor, M ^b   Vellas, B ^a  

^a TOULOUSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; functional decline; geriatric assessment; hospitalization; iatrogenic disability

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; DISABILITY; ELDERLY CARE; FRAIL ELDERLY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISABILITY; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SENSORY DEPRIVATION; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 84856297284     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-011-0335-7     Document Type: Article

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