[Comorbidity in the elderly: a sample of 2373 hospitalized elderly patients].

Volume: 96, Issue: 3, Pages: 131 - 8
Published: Mar 1, 2005
Abstract
The aim of this study was to discuss about prevalence and clinical rilevance of comorbidity in the elderly patients. Our sample included 2373 (mean age 77.8 +/- 8.5; 1302 men and 1071 woman) consecutively admitted to the University Department of Geriatric Medicine of Torino. We examined some demographic variables, cognitive and functional status, main pathologies. Severity of illness was assessed using the C.I.R.S. The coexistence of two or more...
Paper Details
Title
[Comorbidity in the elderly: a sample of 2373 hospitalized elderly patients].
Published Date
Mar 1, 2005
Journal
Volume
96
Issue
3
Pages
131 - 8
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