The natural history of functional morbidity in hospitalized older patients.

H Hirsch, C; Sommers, L; Olsen, A; Mullen, L; H Winograd, C

doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.1990.tb03451.x

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The natural history of functional morbidity in hospitalized older patients.

Published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society • Dec 1, 1990

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C H Hirsch

L Sommers

A Olsen

Abstract

This study provides data on changes in the functional status of older patients that are associated with acute hospitalization. Seventy-one patients over the age of 74 admitted to the medical service of Stanford University Hospital between February and May 1987 received functional assessments coverin...

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