Elderly selection on geriatric index assessment
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Using the comprehensive geriatric assessment technique to assess elderly patients.
OBJECTIVE To review the concept, components, and characteristics of the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment technique. DATA SOURCES Medline and non-Medline literature search. STUDY SELECTION The following key words were used: Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment; all available years of study were reviewed. DATA EXTRACTION Studies that assessed the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment technique...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Translational Medicine
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2305-5839,2305-5847
DOI: 10.21037/atm.2016.05.61