Benefits of active participation of family physicians in geriatric consultations

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 725-732

  Press, Yan ^a,b   Biderman, Aya ^a   Peleg, Roni ^a   Tandeter, Howard ^a   Dwolatzky, Tzvi ^a,b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Community and family medicine; Family physician; Geriatric consultation elderly; Geriatric medicine; Health care utilization; Implementation of recommendation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; BONE SCINTISCANNING; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL WELFARE; URBAN AREA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 84866755385     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0594.2012.00839.x     Document Type: Article

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