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Smoking, dementia and cognitive decline in the elderly, a systematic review
Ruth Peters, Ruth Poulter, James Warner, Nigel Beckett, Lisa Burch, Chris Bulpitt
BMC Geriatrics 2008, 8:36 (23December2008)
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Hip fracture incidence in the elderly in Austria: An epidemiological study covering the years 1994 to 2006
Eva Mann, Andrea Icks, Burkhard Haastert, Gabriele Meyer
BMC Geriatrics 2008, 8:35 (23December2008)
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Physical function and self-rated health status as predictors of mortality: results from longitudinal analysis in the ilSIRENTE study
Matteo Cesari, Graziano Onder, Valentina Zamboni, Todd Manini, Ronald I Shorr, Andrea Russo, Roberto Bernabei, Marco Pahor, Francesco Landi
BMC Geriatrics 2008, 8:34 (22December2008)
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The feasibility of measuring the activation of the trunk muscles in healthy older adults during trunk stability exercises
Edwin Y Hanada, Cheryl L Hubley-Kozey, Melissa D McKeon, Sarah A Gordon
BMC Geriatrics 2008, 8:33 (4December2008)
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Autonomy among physically frail older people in nursing home settings: a study protocol for an intervention study
Mette Andresen, Lis Puggaard
BMC Geriatrics 2008, 8:32 (1December2008)
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Mobility and other predictors of hospitalization for urinary tract infection: a retrospective cohort study
Mary AM Rogers, Brant E Fries, Samuel R Kaufman, Lona Mody, Laurence F McMahon Jr, Sanjay Saint
BMC Geriatrics 2008, 8:31 (25November2008)
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Efficacy of a multifaceted podiatry intervention to improve balance and prevent falls in older people: study protocol for a randomised trial
Martin J Spink, Hylton B Menz, Stephen R Lord
BMC Geriatrics 2008, 8:30 (25November2008)
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A Modest Proposition to align Geriatrics and Long Term Care Medicine
Vincent Mor, Paul R Katz
BMC Geriatrics 2008, 8:29 (18November2008)
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The COACH prompting system to assist older adults with dementia through handwashing: An efficacy study
Alex Mihailidis, Jennifer N Boger, Tammy Craig, Jesse Hoey
BMC Geriatrics 2008, 8:28 (7November2008)
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Frailty Intervention Trial (FIT)
Nicola Fairhall, Christina Aggar, Susan E Kurrle, Catherine Sherrington, Stephen Lord, Keri Lockwood, Noeline Monaghan, Ian D Cameron
BMC Geriatrics 2008, 8:27 (13October2008)
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Do the malnutrition universal screening tool (MUST) and Birmingham nutrition risk (BNR) score predict mortality in older hospitalised patients?
Sarah Henderson, Nicola Moore, Emma Lee, Miles D Witham
BMC Geriatrics 2008, 8:26 (10October2008)
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Effectiveness of a mobile smoking cessation service in reaching elderly smokers and predictors of quitting
Abu Saleh M Abdullah, Tai-Hing Lam, Steve KK Chan, Gabriel M Leung, Iris Chi, Winnie WN Ho, Sophia SC Chan
BMC Geriatrics 2008, 8:25 (6October2008)
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A standard procedure for creating a frailty index
Samuel D Searle, Arnold Mitnitski, Evelyne A Gahbauer, Thomas M Gill, Kenneth Rockwood
BMC Geriatrics 2008, 8:24 (30September2008)
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Cost effectiveness of preventing falls and improving mobility in people with Parkinson disease: protocol for an economic evaluation alongside a clinical trial
Jennifer J Watts, Jennifer L McGinley, Frances Huxham, Hylton B Menz, Robert Iansek, Anna T Murphy, Emma R Waller, Meg E Morris
BMC Geriatrics 2008, 8:23 (30September2008)
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Measuring care of the elderly: psychometric testing and modification of the Time in Care instrument for measurement of care needs in nursing homes
Kajsa BE Thorsell, Berit Nordstr m, Per Nyberg, Bengt V Sivberg
BMC Geriatrics 2008, 8:22 (25September2008)
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Risk factors for falls with severe fracture in elderly people living in a middle-income country: a case control study
Evandro SF Coutinho, Astrid Fletcher, Katia V Bloch, Laura C Rodrigues
BMC Geriatrics 2008, 8:21 (26August2008)
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The Lausanne cohort Lc65+: a population-based prospective study of the manifestations, determinants and outcomes of frailty
Brigitte Santos-Eggimann, Athanassia Karmaniola, Laurence Seematter-Bagnoud, Jacques Spagnoli, Christophe B la, Jacques Cornuz, Nicolas Rodondi, Peter Vollenweider, G rard Waeber, Alain Pcoud
BMC Geriatrics 2008, 8:20 (18August2008)
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A water-based training program that include perturbation exercises to improve stepping responses in older adults: study protocol for a randomized controlled cross-over trial
Itshak Melzer, Ori Elbar, Irit Tsedek, Lars IE Oddsson
BMC Geriatrics 2008, 8:19 (17August2008)
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Haemoglobin, anaemia, dementia and cognitive decline in the elderly, a systematic review
Ruth Peters, Lisa Burch, James Warner, Nigel Beckett, Ruth Poulter, Christopher Bulpitt
BMC Geriatrics 2008, 8:18 (8August2008)
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A new approach to physical activity maintenance: Rationale, design, and baseline data from the Keep Active Minnesota trial
Nancy E Sherwood, Brian C Martinson, A Lauren Crain, Marcia G Hayes, Nicolaas P Pronk, Patrick J O'Connor
BMC Geriatrics 2008, 8:17 (25July2008)
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The MOBILIZE Boston Study: Design and methods of a prospective cohort study of novel risk factors for falls in an older population
Suzanne G Leveille, Douglas P Kiel, Richard N Jones, Anthony Roman, Marian T Hannan, Farzaneh A Sorond, Hyun G Kang, Elizabeth J Samelson, Margaret Gagnon, Marcie Freeman, Lewis A Lipsitz
BMC Geriatrics 2008, 8:16 (18July2008)
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Use of computerized dynamic posturography to assess balance in older adults after nighttime awakenings using zolpidem as a reference
Gary Zammit, Sherry Wang-Weigand, Xuejun Peng
BMC Geriatrics 2008, 8:15 (15July2008)
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The association of APOE genotype and cognitive decline in interaction with risk factors in a 65 69 year old community sample
Helen Christensen, Philip J Batterham, Andrew J Mackinnon, Anthony F Jorm, Holly A Mack, Karen A Mather, Kaarin J Anstey, Perminder S Sachdev, Simon Easteal
BMC Geriatrics 2008, 8:14 (14July2008)
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Quality of anticoagulation and use of warfarin-interacting medications in long-term care: A chart review
Madeleine Verhovsek, Bahareh Motlagh, Mark A Crowther, Courtney Kennedy, Lisa Dolovich, Glenda Campbell, Luqi Wang, Alexandra Papaioannou
BMC Geriatrics 2008, 8:13 (3July2008)
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DeLLITE Depression in late life: an intervention trial of exercise. Design and recruitment of a randomised controlled trial
Ngaire Kerse, Karen Falloon, Simon A Moyes, Karen J Hayman, Tony Dowell, Gregory S Kolt, C Raina Elley, Simon Hatcher, Kathy Peri, Sally Keeling, Elizabeth Robinson, John Parsons, Janine Wiles, Bruce Arroll
BMC Geriatrics 2008, 8:12 (24May2008)
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Influenza and pneumococcal vaccine uptake among nursing home residents in Nottingham, England: a postal questionnaire survey
Amir Shroufi, Joanna Copping, Roberto Vivancos, Richard CB Slack
BMC Geriatrics 2008, 8:11 (16May2008)
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Adverse outcomes following hospitalization in acutely ill older patients
Roger Y Wong, William C Miller
BMC Geriatrics 2008, 8:10 (14May2008)
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How do older patients and their GPs evaluate shared decision-making in healthcare?
Danica Rotar-Pavli , Igor  vab, Raymond Wetzels
BMC Geriatrics 2008, 8:9 (1May2008)
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Assessing control of postural stability in community-living older adults using performance-based limits of stability
Myriam Jbabdi, Patrick Boissy, Mathieu Hamel
BMC Geriatrics 2008, 8:8 (31March2008)
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The use of advanced tracking technologies for the analysis of mobility in Alzheimer's disease and related cognitive diseases
Noam Shoval, Gail K Auslander, Tim Freytag, Ruth Landau, Frank Oswald, Ulrich Seidl, Hans-Werner Wahl, Shirli Werner, Jeremia Heinik
BMC Geriatrics 2008, 8:7 (26March2008)
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Falls in advanced old age: recalled falls and prospective follow-up of over-90-year-olds in the Cambridge City over-75s Cohort study
Jane Fleming, Fiona E Matthews, Carol Brayne, the Cambridge City over-75s Cohort (CC75C) study collaboration
BMC Geriatrics 2008, 8:6 (17March2008)
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Factors associated with self-rated health in older people living in institutions
Javier Dami n, Roberto Pastor-Barriuso, Emiliana Valderrama-Gama
BMC Geriatrics 2008, 8:5 (27February2008)
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Individual nutrition therapy and exercise regime: A controlled trial of injured, vulnerable elderly (INTERACTIVE trial)
Susie K Thomas, Karen J Humphreys, Michelle D Miller, Ian D Cameron, Craig Whitehead, Susan Kurrle, Shylie Mackintosh, Maria Crotty
BMC Geriatrics 2008, 8:4 (26February2008)
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Transitions in cognitive test scores over 5 and 10 years in elderly people: Evidence for a model of age-related deficit accumulation
Arnold Mitnitski, Kenneth Rockwood
BMC Geriatrics 2008, 8:3 (18February2008)
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(Cost)-effectiveness of family meetings on indicated prevention of anxiety and depressive symptoms and disorders of primary family caregivers of patients with dementia: design of a randomized controlled trial
Karlijn J Joling, Hein PJ van Hout, Philip Scheltens, Myrra Vernooij-Dassen, Bernard van den Berg, Judith Bosmans, Freek Gillissen, Mary Mittelman, Harm WJ van Marwijk
BMC Geriatrics 2008, 8:2 (21January2008)
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Prevalence of anaemia in older persons: systematic review
Helen Gaskell, Sheena Derry, R Andrew Moore, Henry J McQuay
BMC Geriatrics 2008, 8:1 (14January2008)
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