Future direction of geriatrics: "Gerogeriatrics"

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 632-634

  Yoshikawa, Thomas T ^a,b  

^a Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; INSULIN;

DIABETES MELLITUS; EDITORIAL; GERIATRIC CARE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NURSING COMPETENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

AGED; FORECASTING; GERIATRICS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859843587     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.03896.x     Document Type: Editorial

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