Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

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

By Kenneth E. Covinsky, Robert M. Palmer, Richard H. Fortinsky, C. Seth Landefeld

Cohort study in peoplePopulations

Multicentre

The paper

Kenneth E. Covinsky, Robert M. Palmer, Richard H. Fortinsky, C. Seth Landefeld

San Francisco VA Medical Center

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 1 Apr 2003

doi.org/10.1046/j.1532-5415.2003.51152.x PubMed 12657063

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