Age and Ageing

Editorials:

Bob Woods

Reality orientation: a welcome return?
Age Ageing 2002 31: 155-156; doi:10.1093/ageing/31.3.155 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Chris Patterson

The integrated care pathway epidemic—is stroke next?
Age Ageing 2002 31: 157-158; doi:10.1093/ageing/31.3.157 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Commentary:

James Kelly, Tony Rudd, Roger R. Lewis, and Beverley J. Hunt

Mortality from pulmonary embolism after acute stroke: can we do better?
Age Ageing 2002 31: 159-161; doi:10.1093/ageing/31.3.159 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

News and reviews:

News and reviews
Age Ageing 2002 31: 163-164; doi:10.1093/ageing/31.3.163 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Research papers:

Kate Mary Bennett

Low level social engagement as a precursor of mortality among people in later life
Age Ageing 2002 31: 165-168; doi:10.1093/ageing/31.3.165 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Debbie Anne Lawlor, Carol Bedford, Mark Taylor, and Shah Ebrahim

Agreement between measured and self-reported weight in older women. Results from the British Women's Heart and Health Study
Age Ageing 2002 31: 169-174; doi:10.1093/ageing/31.3.169 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

David Sulch, Andrew Evans, Anne Melbourn, and Lalit Kalra

Does an integrated care pathway improve processes of care in stroke rehabilitation? A randomized controlled trial
Age Ageing 2002 31: 175-179; doi:10.1093/ageing/31.3.175 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Edward Heitterachi, Stephen R. Lord, Phillip Meyerkort, Ian McCloskey, and Richard Fitzpatrick

Blood pressure changes on upright tilting predict falls in older people
Age Ageing 2002 31: 181-186; doi:10.1093/ageing/31.3.181 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ann Bowling, Aldo Mariotto, and Olga Evans

Are older people willing to give up their place in the queue for cardiac surgery to a younger person?
Age Ageing 2002 31: 187-192; doi:10.1093/ageing/31.3.187 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Orazio Zanetti, Monica Oriani, Cristina Geroldi, Giuliano Binetti, Giovanni B. Frisoni, Giuseppina Di Giovanni, and Luc P. De Vreese

Predictors of cognitive improvement after reality orientation in Alzheimer's disease
Age Ageing 2002 31: 193-196; doi:10.1093/ageing/31.3.193 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Dermot O'Reilly

Standard indicators of deprivation: do they disadvantage older people?
Age Ageing 2002 31: 197-202; doi:10.1093/ageing/31.3.197 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Elizabeth Lightbody, Caroline Watkins, Michael Leathley, Anil Sharma, and Michael Lye

Evaluation of a nurse-led falls prevention programme versus usual care: a randomized controlled trial
Age Ageing 2002 31: 203-210; doi:10.1093/ageing/31.3.203 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Short report:

Lilian C. M. Vloet, Rita Smits, Carla M. A. Frederiks, Willibrord H. L. Hoefnagels, and René W. M. M. Jansen

Evaluation of skills and knowledge on orthostatic blood pressure measurements in elderly patients
Age Ageing 2002 31: 211-216; doi:10.1093/ageing/31.3.211 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters:

Robert C. Kaplan, Susan R. Heckbert, Thomas D. Koepsell, Frits R. Rosendaal, Curt D. Furberg, Lawton S. Cooper, and Bruce M. Psaty

Calcium channel blocker use and gastrointestinal tract bleeding among older adults
Age Ageing 2002 31: 217-218; doi:10.1093/ageing/31.3.217 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

W. David Strain and Michael Lye

Chronic pain, bereavement and overdose in a depressed elderly woman
Age Ageing 2002 31: 218-219; doi:10.1093/ageing/31.3.218 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Didier Schoevaerdts, Hugo Sax, Gaetan Gavazzi, Jean-Jacques Perrenoud, Jean-Pierre Michel, and Cornel C. Sieber

Endocarditis in older people
Age Ageing 2002 31: 219-220; doi:10.1093/ageing/31.3.219 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Forthcoming meetings:

Forthcoming meetings
Age Ageing 2002 31: 221; doi:10.1093/ageing/31.3.221 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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