Effect of coexisting chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cognitive impairment on health outcomes in older adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1839-1846

  Chang, Sandy S ^a   Chen, Shu ^a   McAvay, Gail J ^a   Tinetti, Mary E ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; cognitive impairment; death; disability; health outcomes; hospitalizations

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPIROMETRY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 84867487392     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.04171.x     Document Type: Article

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