Geriatric Conditions in Heart Failure

Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 404-410

  Dodson, John A ^a   Chaudhry, Sarwat I ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Geriatric conditions; Heart failure

Indexed keywords

AGING; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FALLING; FRAILTY; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 84873865785     PISSN: 19329520     EISSN: 19329563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12170-012-0259-8     Document Type: Review

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