Systematic review: Health-related characteristics of elderly hospitalized adults and nursing home residents associated with short-term mortality

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 902-911

  Thomas, John M ^a,b   Cooney, Leo M ^a   Fried, Terri R ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

elderly; hospitalized; mortality risk; nursing homes; prognosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COGNITION; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DECUBITUS; DEMENTIA; DYSPNEA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME PATIENT; NUTRITION; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84879142052     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12273     Document Type: Review

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