Journal article
Comparison of Disease Clusters in Two Elderly Populations Hospitalized in 2008 and 2010
Abstract
BACKGROUND: As chronicity represents one of the major challenges in the healthcare of aging populations, the understanding of how chronic diseases distribute and co-occur in this part of the population is needed.
OBJECTIVES: The aims of this study were to evaluate and compare patterns of diseases identified with cluster analysis in two samples of hospitalized elderly.
Authors
Marengoni A; Nobili A; Pirali C; Tettamanti M; Pasina L; Salerno F; Corrao S; Iorio A; Marcucci M; Franchi C
Journal
Gerontology, Vol. 59, No. 4, pp. 307–315
Publisher
Karger Publishers
Publication Date
2013
DOI
10.1159/000346353
ISSN
0304-324X