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BMC  BMC Geriatrics, Volume 9


Research article
Social participation and independence in activities of daily living: a cross sectional study
Encarnacion Rubio, Angelina Lazaro, Antonio Sanchez-Sanchez
BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9:26 (7July2009)
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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 (1July2009)
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Research article
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 (27June2009)
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Research article
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 (25June2009)
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Research article
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, PG Ince, FE Matthews, MRC CFAS Neuropathology group
BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9:22 (15June2009)
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Study protocol
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 (7June2009)
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Research article
Are sedatives and hypnotics associated with increased suicide risk of suicide in the elderly?
Anders Carlsten, Margda Waern
BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9:20 (4June2009)
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Research article
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 (21May2009)
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Research article
Psychotropic medication use among nursing home residents in Austria: a cross-sectional study
Eva Mann, Sascha Kpke, Burkhard Haastert, Kaisu Pitkl, Gabriele Meyer
BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9:18 (21May2009)
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Research article
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 (9May2009)
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Research article
Hypertension in the very old; prevalence, awareness, treatment and control: a cross-sectional population-based study in a Spanish municipality
Alba Aguado, Flora Lpez, Sonia Miravet, Pilar Oriol, M Isabel Fuentes, Beln Henares, Teresa Badia, Lluis Esteve, Javier Peligro
BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9:16 (8May2009)
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Research article
A randomised controlled trial investigating motor skill training as a function of attentional focus in old age
Eling D de Bruin, Jaap Swanenburg, Elsbeth Betschon, Kurt Murer
BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9:15 (8May2009)
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Study protocol
Evaluation of the effect of patient education on rates of falls in older hospital patients: Description of a randomised controlled trial
Anne-Marie Hill, Keith Hill, Sandra Brauer, David Oliver, Tammy Hoffmann, Christopher Beer, Steven McPhail, Terry P Haines
BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9:14 (24April2009)
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Commentary
Don't lose sight of the importance of the individual in effective falls prevention interventions
Keith Hill
BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9:13 (22April2009)
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Research article
Maximum (prior) brain size, not atrophy, correlates with cognition in community-dwelling older people: a cross-sectional neuroimaging study
Susan D Shenkin, Carly S Rivers, Ian J Deary, John M Starr, Joanna M Wardlaw
BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9:12 (2April2009)
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Research article
Validity and reliability of the Arabic version of Activities of Daily Living (ADL)
Ramzi Nasser, Jacqueline Doumit
BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9:11 (29March2009)
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Study protocol
Preventing falls in older multifocal glasses wearers by providing single-lens distance glasses: the protocol for the VISIBLE randomised controlled trial
Mark J Haran, Stephen R Lord, Ian D Cameron, Rebecca Q Ivers, Judy M Simpson, Bonsan B Lee, Mamta Porwal, Marcella MS Kwan, Connie Severino
BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9:10 (26March2009)
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Study protocol
A Phase II randomised controlled trial assessing the feasibility, acceptability and potential effectiveness of Dignity Therapy for older people in care homes: Study protocol
Sue Hall, Harvey Chochinov, Richard Harding, Scott Murray, Alison Richardson, Irene J Higginson
BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9:9 (24March2009)
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Study protocol
Minimising disability and falls in older people through a post-hospital exercise program: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation
Catherine Sherrington, Stephen R Lord, Constance M Vogler, Jacqueline CT Close, Kirsten Howard, Catherine M Dean, Lindy Clemson, Elizabeth Barraclough, Elisabeth Ramsay, Sandra D O'Rourke, Robert G Cumming
BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9:8 (26February2009)
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Research article
Emotional stress as a trigger of falls leading to hip or pelvic fracture. Results from the ToFa study a case-crossover study among elderly people in Stockholm, Sweden
Jette Mller, Johan Hallqvist, Lucie Laflamme, Fredrik Mattsson, Sari Ponzer, Siv Sadigh, Karin Engstrm
BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9:7 (9February2009)
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