Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

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  Año 2003, Vol. 51, Número 4

  • Highlights of papers in the clinical investigations section

    págs. 441-442

    

  • Delirium in older emergency department patients discharged home: effect on survival

    A. Perrault, Platt, R.W., J. Monette, Y. Moride, C. Wolfson, R. Kakuma, G. Galbaud du Fort, L. Arsenault

    págs. 443-450

    

  • Loss of independence in activities of daily living in older adults hospitalized with medical illnesses: increased vulnerability with age

    S. R. Counsell, A. L. Stewart, D. Kresevic, C. J. Burant, C. Seth Landefeld, Kenneth E. Covinsky, R. M. Palmer, Richard H. Fortinsky

    págs. 451-458

    

  • A longitudinal study of cardiorespiratory fitness and cognitive function in healthy older adults

    I. B. Tager, D. E. Barnes, K. Yaffe, W. A. Satariano

    págs. 459-465

    

  • Quality of care of medicare beneficiaries with acute myocardial infarction: who is included in quality improvement measurement?

    D. L. Ordin, H. M. Krumholz, S. S. Rathore, Yongfei Wang, M. J. Radford

    págs. 466-475

    

  • Comorbidity and the concentration of healthcare expenditures in older patients with heart failure

    J. X. Zhang, P. J. Rahtouz, M. H. Chin

    págs. 476-482

    

  • Diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis in patients with vertebral compression fractures

    J. M. Neuner, J. K. Zimmer, M. B. Hamel

    págs. 483-491

    

  • The last 2 years of life: functional trajectories of frail older people

    Sands, L.P., K. Yaffe, Kenneth E. Covinsky, C. Eng, Lui, L.Y.

    págs. 492-498

    

  • Prevalence and correlates of anxiety symptoms in well-functioning older adults: findings from the health aging and body composition study

    Richard Schulz, S. M. Rubin, Suzanne Satterfield, K. Yaffe, K. M. Mehta, Eleanor M. Simonsick, B. W. J. Penninx

    págs. 499-504

    

  • Depression treatment in a sample of 1.801 depressed older adults in primary care

    J. W. Williams Jr., Hunkeler, E., L. Harpole, M. Hoffing, R. D. della Penna, P. Hitchcock, Lin, E.H., L. Tang, Sabine Oishi, Jürgen Unützer, W. Katon, Christopher M. Callahan

    págs. 505-514

    

  • Racial differences in preventive practices of African-American and Hispanic women

    J. Wijegunaratne, K. Thadepalli, N. Ganesan, K. Ganesan, S. Teklehaimanot, A. J. Akhtar

    págs. 515-518

    

  • Cefotaxime-resistant bacteria colonizing older people admitted to an acute care hospital

    A. M. Hujer, C. K. Hoyenm, M. R. Jacobs, C. C. Whalen, R. A. Salata, R. A. Bonomo, C. J. Donskey, J. L. Blumer

    págs. 519-522

    

  • Comparison of two home care protocols for total joint replacement

    R. Wixson, L. Manheim, B. Fulton, R. Singer, F. M. Weaver, S. L. Hughes, O. Almagor

    págs. 523-528

    

  • Predictive factors of in-hospital mortality in older patients admitted to a medial intensive-care unit

    F. Bosco, P. Cena, M. Molaschi, F. Fabris, M. Bo, M. Massaia, S. Raspo

    págs. 529-533

    

  • Prescription and dosage of analgesic medication in relation to resident behaviors in the nursing home

    John Gerstle, K. Quarles, M. S. Bourgeois, K. Dijkstra, Louis Burgio, R. S. Allen, Beverly E. Thorn, Susan E. Fisher

    págs. 534-538

    

  • Community-acquired pneumonia in older people: the need for a broader perspective

    Mark B. Loeb

    págs. 539-543

    

  • Early clinical exposure to geriatric medicine in second-year medical school - the McGill experience

    G. Duque, S. Gold, H. Bergman

    págs. 544-548

    

  • Falling through the cracks: challenges and opportunities for improving transitional care for persons with continuous complex care needs

    E. A. Coleman

    págs. 549-555

    

  • Improving the quality of transitional care for persons wiht complex care needs

    American Geriatrics Society, Chad Boult

    págs. 556-557

    

  • The aging syndrome (Reprinted from JAGS 1950)

    R. M. Perlman

    págs. 558-561

    

  • Commentary on special article The aging syndrome - then and now

    A. M. Clarfield

    págs. 562-563

    

  • Minutes of hte members'business meeting

    págs. 564-566

    

  • Older patients with colon cancer: is adjuvant chemotherapy safe and effective?

    A. Arora, Potter, J.

    págs. 567-569

    

  • Fitness and cognition: encouraging findings and methodological considerations for future work

    Eleanor M. Simonsick

    págs. 570-571

    

  • Age and sex do not bias the use of angiotensin-converting ensyme inhibitors in acute myocardial infarction and congestive heart failure

    A. Banning, N. Dudley, A. Elder, A. Martin, G. S. Rai, I. C. Blackman, M. Bond, A. Bowling

    pág. 572

    

  • Decrease of functional of cognitive capacity explains the lack of eye examination in visually impaired older persons

    R. O. Sulkava, T. A. Lupsakko, M. I. Mäntyjärvi, H. J. Kautiainen

    pág. 573

    

  • What is a geriatric syndrome anyway?

    J. M. Flacker

    págs. 574-575

    

  • Dance/Movement therapeutic methods in management of dementia

    B. Härkönen, P. Viramo, I. Winblad, L. Hokkanen, L. Rantala, A. M. Remes

    pág. 576

    

  • Possible model for succesful care: burden of caregivers of centenarians

    Y. Ebihara, Y. Arai, M. Takayama, K. Yamamura, S. Nakazawa, N. Hirose, Y. Gondo, H. Inagaki, K. Masui, K. Kitagawa, K. Nishikawa, Y. Harada, J. Fujimori

    pág. 577

    

  • Interleukin-6-174 G/C promoter gene polymorphism C allele reduces Alzheimer's disease risk

    S. J. Teipsel, B. Bondy, M. Ackenheil, H. Möller, H. Hampel, F. Faltraco, K. Bürger, P. Zill

    pág. 578