Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

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  Año 2006, Vol. 54, Número 11

  • The Effects of In-Home Rehabilitation on Task Self-Efficacy in Mobility-Impaired Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial

    Jon A. Sanford , Patricia C. Griffiths , Helen Hoenig , Katina Hargraves , Tina Butterfield , Peg Richardson

    pág. 1641

    

  • Alcohol Intake and Its Relationship with Bone Mineral Density, Falls, and Fracture Risk in Older Men

    Peggy M. Cawthon, Stephanie L. Harrison, Elisabeth Barrett Connor, Steven R. Cummings, Jane A. Cauley, Cora E. Lewis, Eric S. Orwoll, Howard A. Fink

    pág. 1649

    

  • Can Hip Protector Use Cost-Effectively Prevent Fractures in Community-Dwelling Geriatric Populations?

    Alvin I. Mushlin, Bruce R. Schackman, Mark S. Lachs, Lisa A. Honkanen

    pág. 1658

    

  • Androgen Treatment and Muscle Strength in Elderly Men: A Meta-Analysis

    Margaret E. Ottenbacher, Kenneth J. Ottenbacher, Ana Alfaro Acha, Glenn V. Ostir, Allison J. Ottenbacher

    pág. 1666

    

  • Identifying Frailty in Hospitalized Older Adults with Significant Coronary Artery Disease

    Tina Harding, Jama L. Purser, Gerda G. Fillenbaum, Maragatha Kuchibhatla, Eric D. Peterson, Karen P. Alexander

    pág. 1674

    

  • Functional Impairment, Race, and Family Expectations of Death

    Sandra Y. Moody, Karla Lindquist, Kenneth E. Covinsky, Louise C. Walter, Brie A. Williams

    pág. 1682

    

  • Beyond Substituted Judgment: How Surrogates Navigate End-of-Life Decision-Making

    Kelly Fryer-Edwards, Elizabeth K. Vig, Janelle S. Taylor, Elizabeth K. Hopley, Helene Starks

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  • A Multifaceted Intervention to Implement Guidelines Improved Treatment of Nursing Home-Acquired Pneumonia in a State Veterans Home

    Evelyn Hutt, Kitty K. Corbett, J. Mark Ruscin, Tiffany A. Radcliff, Andrew M. Kramer, Elizabeth M. Williams, Debra Liebrecht, William Klenke, Sheryl Hart

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  • The Relationship Between Sociodemographic Factors and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Dentate and Edentulous Community-Dwelling Older Adults

    Sonia K. Makhija, Gregg H. Gilbert, Michael J. Boykin , Christine S. Ritchi , Richard M. Allman, Patricia Sawyer Baker, Julie L. Locher, Mark S. Litaker

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  • Disparities Between Ambient, Standard Lighting and Retinal Acuities in Community-Dwelling Older People: Implications for Disability

    Ann Burkhardt, Steven M. Albert, Jane Bear-Lehman

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  • Low Alanine Aminotransferase Activity in Older People Is Associated with Greater Long-Term Mortality

    Iddo Z. Ben-Dov, Yoram Maaravi, Jochanan Stessman, Eliana Ein Mor, Eran Elinav, Zvi Ackerman

    pág. 1719

    

  • Use of Herbal Medicine and Other Dietary Supplements in Community-Dwelling Older People: Baseline Data from the Ginkgo Evaluation of Memory Study

    Richard L. Nahin, Annette L. Fitzpatrick, Jeff D. Williamson, Gregory L Burke, S. T. DeKosky, Curt D. Furberg

    pág. 1725

    

  • Prevalence of Perceived Dysphonia in a Geriatric Population

    Po-Hung Chen, Justin S. Golub, Kristen J. Otto, Edie Hapner, Michael M. Johns

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  • Clinical Characteristics of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

    Yohannes Endeshaw

    pág. 1740

    

  • Cognitive Correlates of Financial Abilities in Mild Cognitive Impairment

    Ozioma C. Okonkwo, Virginia G. Wadley, Griffith H. Randall, Karlene Ball, Daniel C. Marson

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  • Association Between Reduced Heart Rate Variability and Cognitive Impairment in Older Disabled Women in the Community: Women's Health and Aging Study I

    Dae Hyun Kim, Lewis A. Lipsitz, Luigi Ferrucci, Ravi Varadhan, Jack M. Guralnik, Michelle C. Carlson, Lee A. Fleisher, Linda P. Fried, Paulo H. M. Cha

    pág. 1751

    

  • Socioeconomic Status and Survival in Older Patients with Melanoma

    Carlos A. Reyes Ortiz, Yong Fang Kuo, Jean L. Freeman , James S. Goodwin

    pág. 1758

    

  • How Should Nations Measure the Quality of End-of-Life Care for Older Adults? Recommendations for an International Minimum Data Set

    Irene J. Higginson, Joan M. Teno, David Casarett

    pág. 1765

    

  • Chronic Low Back Pain in Older Adults: What Physicians Know, What They Think They Know, and What They Should Be Taught

    Debra K. Weiner, Subashan Perera, Danelle Cayea

    pág. 1772

    

  • Reflections of Medical Students on Visiting Chronically Ill Older Patients in the Home

    Risa Breckman, Carrington M. Reid, Ronald D. Adelman, MD, Carol F. Capello, Veronica M. LoFaso, Jacqueline K. Yuen

    pág. 1778

    

  • Functional Disability in Elderly Nigerians: Results from the Ibadan Study of Aging

    Ebenezer Afolabi, Adesola Ogunniyi, Oye Gureje, Lola Kola

    pág. 1784