Open AccessThe Evaluation of Geriatric Patients Aged 90 and Over in the Pulmonary Department
Author(s) -
Ege Güleç Balbay,
Şengül Cangür,
Fatih Alaşan,
Elif Tanrıverdi
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
tuberkuloz ve toraks/tüberküloz ve toraks
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.157
H-Index - 18
ISSN - 0494-1373
DOI - 10.5578/tt.5599
Subject(s) - concomitant , medicine , pulmonology , pneumonia , diabetes mellitus , geriatrics , disease , heart failure , pediatrics , emergency medicine , psychiatry , endocrinology
Since the number of geriatric clinics in our country is inadequate, Chest physicians play a very important role in diagnosis, follow-up and treatment of that group of patients in many centers. In this study, 90 years and older geriatric patients hospitalized in pulmonology services was investigated regarding course of disease.