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Comprehensive geriatric assessment for older adults admitted to hospital
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2011 · Vol. 9(7) · pp. CD006211–CD006211
Graham Ellis✉(Monklands Hospital)Martin A Whitehead(Wishaw General Hospital)Desmond O’Neill(Tallaght University Hospital)Peter Langhorne(University of Glasgow)David Robinson(University of Oxford)
Abstract
Comprehensive geriatric assessment increases a patient's likelihood of being alive and in their own home at up to 12 months.
Frailty in Older AdultsHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeChronic Disease Management StrategiesMedicineCochrane LibraryMEDLINECINAHLMeta-analysisRandomized controlled trialAdverse effectPediatricsEmergency medicinePsychological intervention
MeSH terms
AgedComprehensive Health CareEmergenciesHospitalizationHumansMortalityOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CareGeriatric AssessmentFrail ElderlyIndependent Living
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