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Medical Editor Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD
In-house Editor Natalie Pafitis, MSc
Welcome to BMC Geriatrics published by BioMed Central
BMC Geriatrics is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of the health and healthcare of older people, including the effects of healthcare systems and policies. The journal also welcomes research focused on the aging process, including cellular, genetic, and physiological processes and cognitive modifications.
BMC Geriatrics (ISSN 1471-2318) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE and Google Scholar.
Featured articles
BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9 :23
Elderly American Caucasians perform better at cognitive tests than their English counterparts despite having a higher prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors, possibly due to less depression and higher levels of education and wealth among this population.
BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9 :13
Keith Hill considers how fall prevention interventions can be individually tailored according to personal risk, history and behaviour, with improved prevention depending on better risk screening, risk assessment tools and greater awareness and reporting of falls.
BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9 :7
Falls in independent older people that can lead to hip or pelvic fractures may be triggered by emotional stress such as feelings of anger, sadness and anxiety.
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Study protocol
Cost-effectiveness analysis of cognitive behaviour therapy for treatment of minor or mild-major depression in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes: study protocol for the economic evaluation alongside the MIND-DIA randomized controlled trial (MIND-DIA CEA) Nadja Chernyak, Frank Petrak, Kristin Plack, Martin Hautzinger, Matthias J. Mueller, Guido Giani, Andrea Icks BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9 :25 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Gender differences in the use of transportation services to community rehabilitation programs Nanako Tamiya, Li-Mei Chen, Yasuki Kobayashi, Mariko Kaneda, Eiji Yano BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9 :24 (27 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Cognitive health among older adults in the United States and in England
Kenneth M Langa, David J Llewellyn, Iain A Lang, David R Weir, Robert B Wallace, Mohammed U Kabeto, Felicia A Huppert BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9 :23 (25 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Lewy bodies and neuronal loss in subcortical areas and disability in non-demented older people: a population based neuropathological cohort study M Byford, C Brayne, I McKeith, M Chatfield, P G Ince, F E Matthews, MRC CFAS Neuropathology Group BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9 :22 (15 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Systematic care for caregivers of people with dementia in the ambulatory mental health service: designing a multicentre, cluster, randomized, controlled trial Anouk Spijker, Frans Verhey, Maud Graff, Richard Grol, Eddy Adang, Hub Wollersheim, Myrra Vernooij-Dassen BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9 :21 (7 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Are sedatives and hypnotics associated with increased suicide risk of suicide in the elderly? Anders Carlsten, Margda Waern BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9 :20 (4 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A polymorphic variant of the insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) receptor correlates with male longevity in the Italian population: a genetic study and evaluation of circulating IGF-1 from the "Treviso Longeva (TRELONG)" study Diego Albani, Sara Batelli, Letizia Polito, Angelica Vittori, Marzia Pesaresi, Giovanni Battista Gajo, Sergio De Angeli, Andrea Zanardo, Maurizio Gallucci, Gianluigi Forloni BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9 :19 (21 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Psychotropic medication use among nursing home residents in Austria: a cross-sectional study Eva Mann, Sascha K BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9 :18 (21 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A 12-year prospective study of stroke risk in older Medicare beneficiaries Fredric D Wolinsky, Suzanne E Bentler, Elizabeth A Cook, Elizabeth A Chrischilles, Li Liu, Kara B Wright, John F Geweke, Maksym Obrizan, Claire E Pavlik, Robert L Ohsfeldt, Michael P Jones, Robert B Wallace, Gary E Rosenthal BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9 :17 (9 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Hypertension in the very old; prevalence, awareness, treatment and control: a cross-sectional population-based study in a Spanish municipality Alba Aguado, Flora L BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9 :16 (8 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Short Report
Early postoperative mortality in the elderly: a pilot study. Irene Asouhidou, Theodora Asteri, Petros Sountoulides, Konstantinos Natsis, George Georgiadis BMC Research Notes 2009, 2 :118 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Increasing prevalence and high incidence of celiac disease in elderly people: A population-based study Anitta Vilppula, Katri Kaukinen, Liisa Luostarinen, Ilkka Krekela, Heikki Patrikainen, Raisa Valve, Markku Maki, Pekka Collin BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :49 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The ACTIVE cognitive training trial and predicted medical expenditures Fredric D Wolinsky, Henry W Mahncke, Mark Kosinski, Frederick W Unverzagt, David M Smith, Richard N Jones, Anne Stoddard, Sharon L Tennstedt BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 :109 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Palliative care for older people - Exploring the views of doctors and nurses from different fields in Germany Torben Brueckner, Martin Schumacher, Nils Schneider BMC Palliative Care 2009, 8 :7 (23 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Family physicians' effort to stay in charge of the medical treatment when patients have home care by district nurses. A grounded theory study Sonja Modin, Lena Tornkvist, Ann-Karin Furhoff, Ingrid Hylander BMC Family Practice 2009, 10 :45 (22 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A pneumatic power harvesting ankle-foot orthosis to prevent foot-drop Robin Chin, Elizabeth T Hsiao-Wecksler, Eric Loth, G Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2009, 6 :19 (16 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Dementia care initiative in primary practice Rolf Holle, Elmar Gr BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 :91 (6 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Socio-demographic, health-related and psychosocial correlates of fear of falling and avoidance of activity in community-living older persons who avoid activity due to fear of falling Gertrudis IJM Kempen, Jolanda CM van Haastregt, Kevin J McKee, Kim Delbaere, GA Rixt Zijlstra BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :170 (2 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Adverse environmental conditions influence age-related innate immune responsiveness Linda May, Anita HJ van den Biggelaar, David van Bodegom, Hans J Meij, Anton JM de Craen, Joseph Amankwa, Marijke Fr Immunity & Ageing 2009, 6 :7 (30 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Telephone reliability of the Frenchay Activity Index and EQ-5D amongst older adults Steven McPhail, Paul Lane, Trevor Russell, Sandra G Brauer, Steven Urry, Jan Jasiewicz, Peter Condie, Terry Haines Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2009, 7 :48 (29 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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