Prevention and screening in the nursing home.

Abstract:

:The primary care physicians must use screening procedures for the elderly that focus on function, with special attention paid to falls, incontinence, malnutrition, and sexuality. Nursing home staff and patients' families can be particularly helpful to the physician.

journal_name

Prim Care

journal_title

Primary care

authors

Gershman K,Nielsen C

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1995-12-01 00:00:00

pages

731-53

issue

4

eissn

0095-4543

issn

1558-299X

journal_volume

22

pub_type

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