Most Recent Articles from Age and Ageing

• Sooner and healthier: a randomised controlled trial and interview study of an early discharge rehabilitation service for older people 

  Background: hospitals are under pressure from admissions of increasing numbers of older people. Older people may suffer unnecessary activity"...

  05/01/04 by Amanda L. Cunliffe John R.F. Gladman Sharon L. Husbands Paul Miller Michael E. Dewey Rowan H. Harwood · More from publication

• Socio-demographic correlates of mobility disability in older Brazilians: results of the first national survey 

  Introduction: socio-economic differences in mobility, disability, prevalence in old age have been reported from the US and Europe. Brazil is...

  05/01/04 by David Melzer Maria Isabel Parahyba · More from publication

• Leg ulceration and perceived health: a population based case-control study 

  Objectives: to quantify the effect of leg ulceration on health-related quality, of life and to estimate a health state value for leg ulceration...

  05/01/04 by Andrew Jull Natalie Walker Maree Hackett Mark Jones Anthony Rodgers Nicholas Birchall Robyn Norton Stephen MacMahon · More from publication

• Does the type of flooring affect the risk of hip fracture? 

  Background: the number of hip fractures occurring worldwide in 1990 was estimated at 1.7 million and is predicted to rise to 6.3 million by 2050....

  05/01/04 by A.H.R.W. Simpson S. Lamb P.J. Roberts T.N. Gardner J.Grimley Evans · More from publication

• A systematic review of the effectiveness of interventions to help older people adhere to medication regimes 

  Background: non-adherence is a common cause of treatment failure. The causes and context of non-adherence may differ amongst older people and...

  05/01/04 by Nicola Higgins Ciaran Regan · More from publication

• The cost of pressure ulcers in the UK 

  Objective: to estimate the annual cost of treating pressure ulcers in the UK...

  05/01/04 by Gerry Bennett Carol Dealey John Posnett · More from publication

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