Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

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  Año 2006, Vol. 54, Número 3

  • Risk factors for surgical site infections in older people

    Schmader, K. E., K. S. Kaye, Sloane, R., D. J. Sexton

    pág. 391

    

  • Impaired fasting glucose is associated with increased arterial stiffness in elderly people without Diabetes Mellitus: The Rotterdam Study

    M. L. Bots, D. A. van der Kuip, R. S. Reneman, A. P. Hoeks, A. Hofman, D. E. Grobbee, J. C. Witteman, N. M. Popele, A. E. Hak, Francesco Mattace Raso

    pág. 397

    

  • The effect of age on lower urinary tract function: A study in women

    N. M. Resnick, Mathias Pfisterer, D. J. Griffiths, W. Schaefer

    pág. 405

    

  • Abdominal obesity is an independent risk factor for chronic heart failure in older people

    Stephen B. Kritchevsky, J. Ding, Newman, A., D. W: Kitzman, A. M. Kanaya, M. Pahor, Tamara B. Harris, Barbara J. Nicklas, Matteo Cesari, Penninx, B.W.

    pág. 413

    

  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase inhibitors in older persons with acute myocardial infarction: evidence for an age-statin interaction

    F. A. Masoudi, E. P. Havranek, M. J. Radford, H. M. Krumholz, J. A. Foody, S. S. Rathore, D. Galusha

    pág. 421

    

  • Poor sleep is associated with higher plasma proinflammatory cytokine interleukin-6 and procoagulant marker fibrin D-Dimer in older caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease

    P. J. Mills, T. L. Patterson, C. L. McKibbin, C. Archuleta, I. Grant, R. von Känel, J. E. Dimsdale, S. Ancoli-Israel

    pág. 431

    

  • The effects of 6 months of increased water intake on blood sodium, glomerular filtration rate, blood pressure, and quality of life in elderly (aged 55-75) men

    Marcel G. M. Olde Rikkert, C. P. van Schayck, M. G. Spigt, J. A. Knottnerus, K. R. Westerterp

    pág. 438

    

  • Influence of aging and denture use on liquid swallowing in healthy dentulous and edentulous older people

    K. Tanimoto, K. Tsuga, Y. Akagawa, M. Yoshikawa, M. Yoshida, T. Nagasaki

    pág. 444

    

  • Electronic medical record reminder improves osteoporosis management after a fracture: A randomized, controlled trial

    M. Herson, Orwoll, E., Ch. Chen, M. Aickin, M. C. Swain, Feldstein, A., P. J. Elmer, D. H. Smith

    pág. 450

    

  • Nursing home capabilities and decisions to hospitalize: A survey of medical directors and directors of nursing

    Joan L. Buchanan, Rachel L. Murkofsky, Alistair James O'Malley, Sarita L. Karon, David R. Zimmerman, Daryl J. Caudry, Edward R. Marcantonio

    pág. 458

    

  • Patterns and predictors of smoking cessation in an elderly cohort

    Heather E. Whitson, M. T. Heflin, B. M. Burchett

    pág. 466

    

  • Are patient preferences for life-sustaining treatment really a barrier to hospice enrollment for older adults with serious illness?

    T. R. Fried, David Casarett, Peter H. Van Ness, O'Leary, J.R.

    pág. 472

    

  • Delirium and its motoric subtypes: A study of 614 critically ill patients.

    J. W. Thomason, J. C. Jackson, A. K. Shintani, E. W. Ely, O. F. Peterson, B. T. Pun, R. S. Dittus

    pág. 479

    

  • Bone density testing in older women and its association with patient age

    P. W. Laud, A. B. Nattinger, J. M. Neuner, Binkley, N., R. A. Sparapani

    pág. 485

    

  • Is hospice associated with improved end-of-life care in nursing homes and assisted living facilities?

    P. D. Sloane, C. M. Mitchell, J. C. Munn, Hanson, L.C., S. Zimmerman

    pág. 490

    

  • Executive dysfunction in homebound older people with diabetes mellitus

    K. L. Tucker, J. Buell, M. Folstein, L. Collins, D. Leins, D. M. Mwamburi, Rosenberg, I., L. Smaldone, T. M. Scott, R. D. Siegel, P. Summergrad, X. Sun, C. Wagner, W. Q. Qiu, L. Wang, L. L. Price, J. Yee, P. Hibberd

    pág. 496

    

  • Metabolic syndrome predicts mobility decline in a community-based sample of older adults

    Dan G. Blazer, Celia F. Hybels, Fillenbaum, G. G.

    pág. 502

    

  • Higher vulnerable elders survey scores predict death and functional decline in vulnerable older people

    Debra Saliba, Min, L.C., Elliott, M.N., Neil S. Wenger

    pág. 507

    

  • Interest in geriatric medicine in Canada: How can we secure a next generation of geriatricians?

    Laura L. Diachun, L. M. Hillier, P. Stolee

    pág. 512

    

  • The Columbia Cooperative Aging Program: An interdisciplinary and interdepartmental approach to geriatric education for medical interns

    S. McCabe, S. Dubin, Cheng, H., E. Varela-Burstein, B. Lam, C. Irvine, K. P. Page, G. Ridge, B. Gurland, M. S. Maurer, A. W. Costley, P. A. Miller

    pág. 520

    

  • Effectiveness of a geriatric medical student scholars program: A qualitative assessment

    L. M. Goldenhar, J. R. Kues

    pág. 527

    

  • Isolation of health services research from practice and policy: The example of chronic heart failure management.

    J. A. Spertus, H. M. Krumholz, J. Lynn, H. Seow, C. O. Phillips, M. W. Rich

    pág. 535

    

  • Fighting a system based toward nursing home placemet

    E. E. Barrett

    pág. 541

    

  • My veteran uncle

    Y. Grinshpun

    pág. 543

    

  • Procalcitonin in older people: an unresolved problem

    H. N. Tan, Wee Shiong Lim

    pág. 544

    

  • Procalcitonin- you only find what you look for, and you only look for what you know

    M. Christ-Crain, B. Müller

    pág. 546

    

  • Response to Drs. Christmas and Finucane

    Gail A. Greendale, David B. Reuben

    págs. 548-549

    

  • Are eldery patients poor candidates for pegylated interferon plus ribavarin in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C?

    F. Ferrara, E. R. Rizzoto, V. Baldo, A. Floreani, E. Minola, I. Carderi

    pág. 549

    

  • Isolated distant diplopia revealing bilateral chronic subdural hematoma.

    E. Blondet, R. Dulou, L. Dulou, A. Dagain, C. Leduc

    pág. 550

    

  • Asymmetrical lower extremity power deficit as a risk factor for injurious falls in healthy older

    S. E. Lamb, M. Alen, J. Kaprio, M. Koskenvuo, T. Rantanen, E. Portegijs, S. Sipilä, S. Pajala

    pág. 552