The association between geriatric syndromes and survival

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 896-904

  Kane, Robert L ^a,d   Shamliyan, Tatyana ^a,d   Talley, Kristine ^b   Pacala, James ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b School of Nursing   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Minnesota Evidence based Practice Center   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic inflammation; cognitive impairment; disability; frailty; homeostenosis; malnutrition; multiple comorbidities; sarcopenia; survival

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNITY CARE; COMORBIDITY; DEMENTIA; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELDERLY CARE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC DISORDER; GERONTOLOGIST; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALNUTRITION; MUSCLE ATROPHY; PREVALENCE; PUBLICATION; SURVIVAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AGED; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; SURVIVAL RATE; SYNDROME;

EID: 84861226975     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.03942.x     Document Type: Article

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