Age and Ageing

Editorials:

Deirdre Lane and Gregory Y. H. Lip

Anti-thrombotic therapy for atrial fibrillation and patients' preferences for treatment
Age Ageing 2005 34: 1-3; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi008 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andrew T. Elder

Which benchmarks for age discrimination in acute coronary syndromes?
Age Ageing 2005 34: 4-5; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi007 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Colin Currie

Accident, emergency, or what?
Age Ageing 2005 34: 6-7; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi015 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

News and Reviews:

News and Reviews
Age Ageing 2005 34: 8-9; doi:10.1093/ageing/afh243 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reviews:

Svetlana Korotinski, Allan Katz, and Stephen D. H. Malnick

Chronic ischaemic bowel diseases in the aged—go with the flow
Age Ageing 2005 34: 10-16; doi:10.1093/ageing/afh226 [Abstract] [PDF] [Supplementary data] [Request Permissions]  

Nick Brindle and John Holmes

Capacity and coercion: dilemmas in the discharge of older people with dementia from general hospital settings
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on October 20, 2004
Age Ageing 2004 34: 16-20; doi:10.1093/ageing/afh228 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Research Papers:

Richard W. Genever, Thomas W. Downes, and Pippa Medcalf

Fracture rates in Parkinson's disease compared with age- and gender-matched controls: a retrospective cohort study
Age Ageing 2005 34: 21-24; doi:10.1093/ageing/afh203 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Amy Downing and Richard Wilson

Older people's use of Accident and Emergency services
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on October 20, 2004
Age Ageing 2004 34: 24-30; doi:10.1093/ageing/afh214 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Wilson, J. Potter, N. Taub, A. Moore, and T. Robinson

The effectiveness of a modified version of the Wilkinson questionnaire in screening for TIA and minor stroke in the United Kingdom
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on November 3, 2004
Age Ageing 2004 34: 30-35; doi:10.1093/ageing/afh229 [Abstract] [PDF] [Supplementary data] [Request Permissions]  

Georgios Tsivgoulis, Konstantinos Spengos, Nikolaos Zakopoulos, Efstathios Manios, Vassilios Peppes, and Konstantinos Vemmos

Efficacy of anticoagulation for secondary stroke prevention in older people with non-valvular atrial fibrillation: a prospective case series study
Age Ageing 2005 34: 35-40; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi004 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sandra Stewart, Ian Harvey, Fiona Poland, Walter Lloyd-Smith, Miranda Mugford, and Chris Flood

Are occupational therapists more effective than social workers when assessing frail older people? Results of CAMELOT, a randomised controlled trial
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on November 3, 2004
Age Ageing 2004 34: 41-46; doi:10.1093/ageing/afh230 [Abstract] [PDF] [Supplementary data] [Request Permissions]  

Chris Flood, Miranda Mugford, Sandra Stewart, Ian Harvey, Fiona Poland, and Walter Lloyd-Smith

Occupational therapy compared with social work assessment for older people. An economic evaluation alongside the CAMELOT randomised controlled trial
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on November 10, 2004
Age Ageing 2004 34: 47-52; doi:10.1093/ageing/afh232 [Abstract] [PDF] [Supplementary data] [Request Permissions]  

Paul Thompson, Carol Jones, Adrian Dawson, Peter Thomas, and Tracy Villar

An in-service evaluation of hip protector use in residential homes
Age Ageing 2005 34: 52-56; doi:10.1093/ageing/afh231 [Abstract] [PDF] [Supplementary data] [Request Permissions]  

Stefania Pilloni, Jan Krhut, Dora Mair, Helmut Madersbacher, and Thomas M. Kessler

Intermittent catheterisation in older people: a valuable alternative to an indwelling catheter?
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on November 10, 2004
Age Ageing 2004 34: 57-60; doi:10.1093/ageing/afh233 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Julian Collinson, Ameet Bakhai, Marcus D. Flather, and Keith A. Fox

The management and investigation of elderly patients with acute coronary syndromes without ST elevation: an evidence-based approach? Results of the Prospective Registry of Acute Ischaemic Syndromes in the United Kingdom (PRAIS-UK)
Age Ageing 2005 34: 61-66; doi:10.1093/ageing/afh236 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sanjeev Patel, Karen Tweed, and Usha Chinappen

Fall-related risk factors and osteoporosis in older women referred to an open access bone densitometry service
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on November 15, 2004
Age Ageing 2004 34: 67-71; doi:10.1093/ageing/afh238 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Research Letters:

D. Adamis, A. Treloar, A. J. D. MacDonald, and F. C. Martin

Concurrent validity of two instruments (the Confusion Assessment Method and the Delirium Rating Scale) in the detection of delirium among older medical inpatients
Age Ageing 2005 34: 72-75; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi019 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. K. Myint, A. V. Kamath, S. L. Vowler, D. N. Maisey, and B. D. W. Harrison

The CURB (confusion, urea, respiratory rate and blood pressure) criteria in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in hospitalised elderly patients aged 65 years and over: a prospective observational cohort study
Age Ageing 2005 34: 75-77; doi:10.1093/ageing/afh234 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Leon Flicker, Osvaldo P. Almeida, John Acres, Max T. Q. Le, Raywin J. Tuohy, Konrad Jamrozik, Graeme Hankey, and Paul Norman

Predictors of impaired cognitive function in men over the age of 80 years: results from the Health in Men Study
Age Ageing 2005 34: 77-80; doi:10.1093/ageing/afh235 [PDF] [Supplementary data] [Request Permissions]  

Daniel Bunout, Gladys Barrera, Marcelo Avendaño, Pia de la Maza, Vivien Gattas, Laura Leiva, and Sandra Hirsch

Results of a community-based weight-bearing resistance training programme for healthy Chilean elderly subjects
Age Ageing 2005 34: 80-83; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi005 [PDF] [Supplementary data] [Request Permissions]  

Case Reports:

Amit Arora, Christine Roffe, and Peter Crome

An unusual and overlooked complication of nasogastric tube feeding
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on October 20, 2004
Age Ageing 2004 34: 84-85; doi:10.1093/ageing/afh220 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Swapna Fernandez and Vedamurthy Adhiyaman

Giant cell arteritis presenting as peri-orbital ecchymosis
Age Ageing 2005 34: 85-86; doi:10.1093/ageing/afh227 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Lisa M. Capaldi, Balaji Rangarajan, and Roger A. Shinton

Orthostatic hypotension following acute intracerebral haemorrhage
Age Ageing 2005 34: 86-88; doi:10.1093/ageing/afh241 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V. Bills, R. Iqbal, M. Haqqani, and J. E. Clague

Spindle cell sarcoma: a rare cause of a large abdominal mass
Age Ageing 2005 34: 88-89; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi002 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor:

Ryutaro Takahashi and Yasuyoshi Asakawa

Young-old and old-old motivation in cooperative fall-prevention programmes
Age Ageing 2005 34: 90; doi:10.1093/ageing/afh224 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Krishnamurthy Ganeshram

Integrated care pathways for acute stroke
Age Ageing 2005 34: 91; doi:10.1093/ageing/afh225 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Caroline Shiach

More questions than answers for stroke prevention in the elderly with AF
Age Ageing 2005 34: 91-92; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi006 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book Reviews:

Kalman Kafetz

Facing Death: Palliative Care for Older People in Care Homes
Age Ageing 2005 34: 93; doi:10.1093/ageing/afh205 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nicholas Coni

The Daily Telegraph: A Survival Guide to Later Life
Age Ageing 2005 34: 93; doi:10.1093/ageing/afh189 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Anthony Rudd

Review of Handbook of Stroke Prevention in Clinical Practice
Age Ageing 2005 34: 93; doi:10.1093/ageing/afh240 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Duncan Forsyth

Ageing and Development
Age Ageing 2005 34: 93-94; doi:10.1093/ageing/afh223 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gordon Wilcock

Assessment Scales in Old Age Psychiatry, 2nd edition
Age Ageing 2005 34: 94; doi:10.1093/ageing/afh222 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Website Review:

Jolyon Meara

Website review
Age Ageing 2005 34: 95; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi016 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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