Geriatric inpatient units in the care of hospitalized frail adults with a history of heart failure

International Journal of Gerontology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 112-116

  Gharacholou, Shahyar Michael ^a   Sloane, Richard ^b   Cohen, Harvey J ^b,c   Schmader, Kenneth E ^b,c  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

frail elderly; geriatric assessment; heart failure

Indexed keywords

AGED; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36;

EID: 84862837353     PISSN: 18739598     EISSN: 1873958X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijge.2012.01.012     Document Type: Article

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