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| Geriatric rehabilitation: state of the art | | Author(s) | Helen Hoenig, Neil Nusbaum, Kenneth Brummel-Smith |
| Journal title | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 45, no 11, November 1997 |
| Pages | pp 1371-1381 |
| Keywords | Aftercare ; Physical disabilities ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This article provides a conceptual framework for the treatment of disability in older people and for designing patient specific rehabilitation plans, reviews the rehabilitation of common conditions affecting function in older people, such as musculoskeletal disorders, stroke and peripheral vascular disease, amputation and hip fractures. It also looks at the effects of the ongoing changes in the health care system in the United States on geriatric rehabilitation. The priorities for geriatric rehabilitation are outlined, including education for physicians and geriatricians, policy and research to evaluate the effects of managed care on rehabilitation outcomes in older persons. |
| Accession Number | CPA-971209406 A |
| Classmark | LN: BN: 7T |
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