Comorbidity
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Hirdes, J. P., Frijters, D. H., Teare, G. F. 2003. The MDS-CHESS scale: a new measure to predict mortality in institutionalized older people. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 51 (1) 96-100.
Ott, B. R., Lapane, K. L. 2002. Tacrine therapy is associated with reduced mortality in nursing home residents with dementia. J Am Geriatr Soc. 50 (1) 35-40.
Fletcher, P. C., Hirdes, J. P. 2002. Risk factors for falling among community-based seniors using home care services. Journals of Gerontology Series A Biological Sciences & Medical Sciences. 57 (8) M504-M510.
Maxwell, Colleen J., Hogan, David B., Hirdes, John P. 2000. The prevalence and treatment of hypertension in long-term care settings: Implications for quality of care of the frail elderly. Annals of Long Term Care. 8 (11) 31-36.
Ooi, W. L., Morris, J. N., Brandeis, G. H., Hossain, M., Lipsitz, L. A. 1999. Nursing home characteristics and the development of pressure sores and disruptive behaviour. Age & Ageing. 28 (1) 45-52.
Landi, F., Gambassi, G., Lapane, K. L., Sgadari, A., Mor, V., Bernabei, R. 1999. Impact of the type and severity of dementia on hospitalization and survival of the elderly. The SAGE Study Group. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord. 10 (2) 121-9.
Gambassi, G., Lapane, K. L., Landi, F., Sgadari, A., Mor, V., Bernabei, R. 1999. Gender differences in the relation between comorbidity and mortality of patients with Alzheimer's disease. Neurology. 53 (3) 508-516.
Landi, F., Gambassi, G., Lapane, K. L., Sgadari, A., Gifford, D., Mor, V., Bernabei, R. 1998. Comorbidity and drug use in cognitively impaired elderly living in long-term care. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord. 9 (6) 347-56.
Gambassi, G., Lapane, K., Sgadari, A., Landi, F., Carbonin, P., Hume, A., Lipsitz, L., Mor, V., Bernabei, R. 1998. Prevalence, clinical correlates, and treatment of hypertension in elderly nursing home residents. SAGE (Systematic Assessment of Geriatric Drug Use via Epidemiology) Study Group. Arch Intern Med. 158 (21) 2377-85.