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Can volunteer companions prevent falls among inpatients? A feasibility study using a pre-post comparative design
Lynne C Giles, Denise Bolch, Robyn Rouvray, Beth McErlean, Craig H Whitehead, Paddy A Phillips, Maria Crotty BMC Geriatrics 2006, 6:11 (9 August 2006)
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Sedative load of medications prescribed for older people with dementia in care homes
Carole Parsons, Jane Haydock, Elspeth Mathie, Natasha Baron, Ina Machen, Elizabeth Stevenson, Sarah Amador, Claire Goodman BMC Geriatrics 2011, 11:56 (30 September 2011)
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Inappropriate medication use among the elderly: a systematic review of administrative databases
Lusiele Guaraldo, Fabíola G Cano, Glauciene S Damasceno, Suely Rozenfeld BMC Geriatrics 2011, 11:79 (30 November 2011)
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The efficacy and safety of febuxostat for urate lowering in gout patients [greater than or equal to]65 years of age
Robert L. Jackson, Barbara Hunt, Patricia A MacDonald BMC Geriatrics 2012, 12:11 (21 March 2012)
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Use of warfarin in long-term care: a systematic review
Marjorie Neidecker, Aarti A Patel, Winnie W Nelson, Gregory Reardon BMC Geriatrics 2012, 12:14 (5 April 2012)
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Warfarin use in long-term care patients at risk for stroke is low, despite the presence of risk factors such as atrial fibrillation, suggesting that physicians believe the risks outweigh the benefits in this population.
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Implementing the chronic care model for frail older adults in the Netherlands: study protocol of ACT (frail older Adults: Care in Transition)
Maaike M Muntinga, Emiel O Hoogendijk, Karen M van Leeuwen, Hein PJ van Hout, Jos WR Twisk, Henriette E van der Horst, Giel N Nijpels, Aaltje PD Jansen BMC Geriatrics 2012, 12:19 (30 April 2012)
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The impact of early emergency department allied health intervention on admission rates in older people: a non-randomized clinical study
Glenn Arendts, Sarah Fitzhardinge, Karren Pronk, Mark Donaldson, Marani Hutton, Yusuf Nagree BMC Geriatrics 2012, 12:8 (20 March 2012)
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Early assessment by an allied health team in the Emergency department reduces the rate of geriatric patients admitted to an inpatient hospital bed for common problems, specifically musculoskeletal symptoms and angina pectoris.
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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 (10 October 2008)
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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 (13 October 2008)
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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 (1 December 2008)
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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 (26 February 2008)
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Standardised assessment of patients' capacity to manage medications: a systematic review of published instruments
Rohan A Elliott, Jennifer L Marriott BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9:27 (13 July 2009)
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