Open AccessDigestive Symptoms in Older Adults: Prevalence and Associations with Institutionalization and Mortality
Author(s) -
Turki AlAmeel,
Mohammed Basheikh,
Melissa K. Andrew
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
canadian journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1916-7237
pISSN - 0835-7900
DOI - 10.1155/2012/324602
Subject(s) - medicine , confounding , institutionalisation , activities of daily living , gerontology , psychiatry
Digestive symptoms are common in adults. However, little is known about their prevalence in older adults and the association of digestive symptoms with institutionalization and mortality in community-dwelling older adults.
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