Principles for the assessment and management of polymorbid elderly patients: A guide for clinicians;Principes d'eváluation et de prise en charge des patients âgés polymorbides: Guide à l'intention des cliniciens

Revue Medicale Suisse

Volumn 8, Issue 361, 2012, Pages 2109-2114

  Riat, F ^a   Rochat, S ^a   Bula C ^a   Renard, D ^a   Monod, S ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TREATMENT PLANNING; AGED; AGING; ALGORITHM; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; GERIATRICS; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP DISORDER; SMOKING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ALGORITHMS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRICS; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP DISORDERS; SMOKING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84869433272     PISSN: 16609379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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