Rapid Geriatric Assessment

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 808-812

  Morley, John E ^a   Adams, Erin V ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EDITORIAL; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC DISORDER; GERIATRICIAN; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RAPID GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; DEMENTIA; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; SARCOPENIA;

AGED; DEMENTIA; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; SARCOPENIA; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84944049851     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2015.08.004     Document Type: Editorial

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