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AGING MEDICINE, Volume 5, Issue 4, Page 264-271, December 2022., 2022 Our hospital introduced a standardized protocol for the treatment of osteoporosis in patients admitted for hip fracture. The aim of this article was to describe its implementation as well as assess the protocol's effect on treatment rates and safety. In our analysis, there was significant improvement in treatment rates with no instances of acute kidney
Andrew Gan Lin +5 more
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Ubiquity of Fractals in Gerontology
Recoletos Multidisciplinary Research Journal, 2013 This study compares the fractal dimensions of certain characteristics of the aging population which exhibited irregularity in patterns such as population distribution, life expectancy and living arrangements in developed and developing countries.
Daisy R. Palompon +2 more
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Socialist gerontology? Or gerontology during socialism? The Bulgarian case [PDF]
, 2023 This article focuses on the emergence and development of gerontology in communist Bulgaria, looking at the interplay of various circumstances: scientific and political, national and international.
Daniela Koleva, Ignat Petrov
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Geographical gerontology: perspectives, concepts, approaches
Social & Cultural Geography, 2019 This is a book review of Geographical gerontology: Perspectives, concepts, approaches. Perspectives, Concepts, Approaches, 1st Edition, Edited by Mark W. Skinner, Gavin J. Andrews, Malcolm P. Cutchin. London and New York: Routledge, 2018.
Aija Lulle
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A pilot randomized controlled trial of WeiNaoKang (SaiLuoTong) in treating vascular dementia
AGING MEDICINE, Volume 5, Issue 4, Page 246-256, December 2022., 2022 A 16‐week randomized double‐blind, placebo‐controlled trial for vascular dementia was carried out with WeiNaoKang (or SaiLuoTong). There were significant differences in improvement in cognitive function and activities of daily living, favouring the treatment group.
Junguang Liu +6 more
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Social Gerontology- Integrative and Territorial Aspects: A Citation Analysis of Subject Scatter and Database Coverage [PDF]
, 2011 To determine the mix of resources used in social gerontology research, a citation analysis was conducted. A representative sample of citations was selected from three prominent gerontology journals and information was added to determine subject scatter ...
Black Steven +32 more
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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, Volume 7, Issue 1, Page 27-41, January 2023., 2023 Accumulating evidence demonstrates that the integration of preoperative geriatric assessment and prehabilitation for frail patients into clinical practice may improve perioperative and long‐term outcomes in patients with gastrointestinal cancer. We proposed an example for the integration of older patients‐specific care into treatment strategies for ...
Kosuke Mima +4 more
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Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2018 One challenge for gerontology is getting more students interested in aging at an earlier point in their academic career. This study evaluated the impact of an interdisciplinary course on aging designed for first-year undergraduate students.
C. C. Merz +3 more
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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, Volume 7, Issue 1, Page 91-101, January 2023., 2023 This study analyzed data from consecutive patients with stage III colorectal cancer following curative resection and examined the reason for not introducing adjuvant chemotherapy (AC) and the differences in prognosis between completed and incomplete AC in elderly and non‐elderly patients.
Takuya Shiraishi +8 more
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