Discharge diagnosis and comorbidity profile in hospitalized older patients with dementia

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 313-320

  Zuliani, Giovanni ^a,b   Galvani, Matteo ^a   Sioulis, Fotini ^a   Bonetti, Francesco ^a   Prandini, Stefano ^a   Boari, Benedetta ^c   Guerzoni, Franco ^c   Gallerani, Massimo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b Centro Esperto Malattia di Alzheimer Perusini   (Italy)

^c S ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

comorbidity; dementia; diagnosis; hospitalization

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTITIS; DECUBITUS; DEHYDRATION; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; ITALY; KIDNEY FAILURE; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MUSCLE ATROPHY; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; SEPTICEMIA; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84856327832     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2722     Document Type: Article

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