Demographic characteristics and clinical benefits of outpatient geriatric evaluation and management service in Taiwan

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 42-44

  Lin, Ming Hsien ^a,c   Liu, Chien Liang ^a,c   Peng, Li Ning ^a,c   Chen, Yi Tsun ^a,c   Chen, Liang Kung ^a,b,c  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Aging and Health Research Center   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Comprehensive geriatric assessment; Geriatric evaluation and management; Geriatrics

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DRUG USE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT SERVICE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVOR; TAIWAN; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UP AND GO TEST;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TAIWAN;

EID: 84861202797     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2011.04.016     Document Type: Article

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