Patterns of chronic co-morbid medical conditions in older residents of U.S. nursing homes: Differences between the sexes and across the agespan

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 429-436

  Moore, K L ^a   Boscardin, W J ^b   Steinman, M A ^b   Schwartz, Janice B ^a,b,c  

^a Center for Research on Aging of the Jewish Home   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease prevalence; Elderly; Multi morbidity; National nursing home survey; Nursing home

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ANEMIA; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GERIATRIC CARE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; OSTEOPOROSIS; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; THYROID DISEASE; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; SEX RATIO; VASCULAR DISEASES;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 84898808577     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-014-0001-y     Document Type: Article

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