Caring for the Ages
March 2, 2015
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JAMDA
February 23, 2017
Bisphosphonate Use After Hip Fracture in Older Adults: A Nationwide Retrospective Cohort Study
The aim of this study was to investigate the association between bisphosphonate use and the risk of new fracture in a nationwide cohort of individuals with previous hip fractures, with emphasis on individuals above 80 years of age.
Caring for the Ages
January 31, 2019
Black Patients With Mental Health Conditions More Likely Than Whites to End Up in Nursing Homes
Caring for the Ages
August 29, 2015
Blacks With Alzheimer's Have Mixed Pathologies
JAMDA
February 19, 2015
Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm: Diagnosing An Unusual Skin Cancer During End of Life Care
JAMDA
December 15, 2023
Blind Spots in Hospital Fall Prevention: Falls in Stroke Patients Occurred Not Only in Those at a High Risk of Falling
Although the standard falls prevention strategy is to identify and respond to patients with high-risk conditions, it remains unclear whether falls in patients with high fall risk account for most observed falls. In this study, fall risk and number of falls were calculated based on patients' motor and ...
Caring for the Ages
December 30, 2016
Blood Pressure and LDL Lowering in Elderly Do Not Slow Cognitive Decline
JAMDA
October 22, 2014
Blood Pressure, Gait Speed, and Mortality in Very Old Individuals: A Population-Based Cohort Study
Clinical trials and observational studies have produced contradictory results regarding the association of blood pressure (BP) and mortality in people aged 80 years or older. Gait speed at usual pace has been shown to moderate this association in a population of noninstitutionalized people aged 65 years or...
JAMDA
April 28, 2015
Blood Transfusion and Overall Quality of Life After Hip Fracture in Frail Elderly Patients—The Transfusion Requirements in Frail Elderly Randomized Controlled Trial
We examined possible associations between different red blood cell (RBC) transfusion strategies, overall quality of life (OQoL), and recovery of activities of daily living (ADL) in operated frail elderly hip fracture patients, and the possibility that OQoL was related to ADL recovery.Basic Page