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The population of elderly persons in developed nations is growing with extraordinary rapidity. Although the majority enjoy good health, many older people suffer from multiple illnesses and significant disability. Comprehensive assessment methodologies, while not solely applicable to fail elderly per...

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Published in:Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) 2003-10, Vol.51 (10), p.1490-1494
Main Authors: Solomon, David, Sue Brown, A., Brummel-Smith, Kenneth, Burgess, Lavola, D'Agostino, Ralph B., Goldschmidt, John W., Halter, Jeffrey B., Hazzard, William R., Jahnigen, Dennis W., Phelps, Charles, Raskind, Murray, Schrier, Robert W., Sox Jr, Harold C., Williams, Sankey V., Wykle, May
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Decision making
Geriatrics
Health care industry
Medical sciences
Methodology. Experimentation
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Risk assessment
Techniques and methods
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Summary:The population of elderly persons in developed nations is growing with extraordinary rapidity. Although the majority enjoy good health, many older people suffer from multiple illnesses and significant disability. Comprehensive assessment methodologies, while not solely applicable to fail elderly persons.
ISSN:0002-8614
1532-5415
DOI:10.1046/j.1532-5415.2003.51471.x