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Medical characteristics of the oldest old: retrospective chart review of patients aged 85+ in an academic primary care centre
BACKGROUND: The population aged 85 + − the “oldest old” – is now the fastest growing age segment in Canada. Although existing research demonstrates high health services utilization and medication burden in this population, little clinically derived evidence is available to guide care. This is a desc...
Autores principales: | Tsoi, Christopher S, Chow, Justin Y, Choi, Kenny S, Li, Hiu-Wah, Nie, Jason X, Tracy, C Shawn, Wang, Li, Upshur, Ross EG |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4061508/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24897943 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-7-340 |
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