American geriatrics society identifies another five things that healthcare providers and patients should question

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 950-960

  Chun, Audrey ^b   Green, Ariel ^b   Hayward, Arthur ^b   Lee, Sei ^b   Leff, Bruce ^b   McNabney, Matthew ^b   Sharma, Pushpendra ^b   Vitale, Caroline ^b   Leipzig, Roseanne ^b   Levine, Sharon ^b   Reuben, David ^b   Brandt, Nicole ^b   Capezuti, Elizabeth A ^b   Finucane, Thomas ^b   Lee, Jessica ^b   Linnebur, Sunny ^b   Shega, Joseph ^b   Silliman, Rebecca A ^b   Samuel, Mary Jordan ^a  

^a American Geriatrics Society   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

geriatrics; patient centered care; special article

Indexed keywords

APPETITE STIMULANT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BREAST CANCER; CACHEXIA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CAREGIVER; COGNITION; COLORECTAL CANCER; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCRIPTION; PROSTATE CANCER; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

GERIATRICS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; SPECIAL ARTICLE;

AGED; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84900817415     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12770     Document Type: Article

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