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Research Paper
H.A.D. Keage, F.E. Matthews, A. Yip, L. Gao, C. McCracken, I.G. McKeith, D.C. Rubinsztein, C. Brayne, and MRC Cognitive Function and Ageing Study
APOE and ACE polymorphisms and dementia risk in the older population over prolonged follow-up: 10 years of incidence in the MRC CFA Study
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on November 24, 2009.
doi:10.1093/ageing/afp210
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Research Paper
Jenni Burt, Cathy Shipman, Alison Richardson, Emma Ream, and Julia Addington-Hall
The experiences of older adults in the community dying from cancer and non-cancer causes: a national survey of bereaved relatives
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on November 23, 2009.
doi:10.1093/ageing/afp212
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Research Paper
Bob Porter, Sarah R. Henry, William K. Gray, and Richard W. Walker
Care requirements of a prevalent population of people with idiopathic Parkinson's disease
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on November 23, 2009.
doi:10.1093/ageing/afp199
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Research Paper
Vasant Hirani, Kerina Tull, Ayesha Ali, and Jennifer Mindell
Urgent action needed to improve vitamin D status among older people in England!
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on November 23, 2009.
doi:10.1093/ageing/afp195
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Research Paper
Daniela Balzi, Fulvio Lauretani, Alessandro Barchielli, Luigi Ferrucci, Stefania Bandinelli, Eva Buiatti, Yuri Milaneschi, and Jack M. Guralnik
Risk factors for disability in older persons over 3-year follow-up
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on November 20, 2009.
doi:10.1093/ageing/afp209
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Research Paper
Maressa P. Krause, Steven M. Albert, Hassan M. Elsangedy, Kleverton Krinski, Fredric L. Goss, and Sergio G. daSilva
Urinary incontinence and waist circumference in older women
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on November 19, 2009.
doi:10.1093/ageing/afp208
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Research Paper
Roman Romero-Ortuno, Lisa Cogan, Clodagh U. Cunningham, and Rose Anne Kenny
Do older pedestrians have enough time to cross roads in Dublin? A critique of the Traffic Management Guidelines based on clinical research findings
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on November 18, 2009.
doi:10.1093/ageing/afp206
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Research Paper
Sara Tognini, Francesca Marchini, Angela Dardano, Antonio Polini, Marco Ferdeghini, Maido Castiglioni, and Fabio Monzani
Non-thyroidal illness syndrome and short-term survival in a hospitalised older population
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on November 16, 2009.
doi:10.1093/ageing/afp197
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Research Paper
Shahrul Kamaruzzaman, Hilary Watt, Claire Carson, and Shah Ebrahim
The association between orthostatic hypotension and medication use in the British Women’s Heart and Health Study
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on November 6, 2009.
doi:10.1093/ageing/afp192
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Research Paper
Matteo Cesari, Emanuele Marzetti, Alice Laudisio, Livia Antonica, Marco Pahor, Roberto Bernabei, and Giuseppe Zuccalà
Interaction of HDL cholesterol concentrations on the relationship between physical function and inflammation in community-dwelling older persons
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on November 5, 2009.
doi:10.1093/ageing/afp194
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Research paper
Mateu Cabre, Mateu Serra-Prat, Elisabet Palomera, Jordi Almirall, Roman Pallares, and Pere Clavé
Prevalence and prognostic implications of dysphagia in elderly patients with pneumonia
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on June 26, 2009.
doi:10.1093/ageing/afp100
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RESEARCH LETTERGo to top of the page

Research Letter
Michael S. Cunnington, Christopher J. Plummer, and Janet M. McComb
A survey of investigations performed prior to permanent pacemaker implantation
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on November 24, 2009.
doi:10.1093/ageing/afp207
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Research Letter
Suzanne Cahill, Ana M. Diaz-Ponce, Robert F. Coen, and Cathal Walsh
The underdetection of cognitive impairment in nursing homes in the Dublin area. The need for on-going cognitive assessment
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on November 20, 2009.
doi:10.1093/ageing/afp198
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Research Letter
Faiza Tabassum, Elizabeth Breeze, and Meena Kumari
Coronary heart disease risk factors and regional deprivation in England: does age matter?
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on November 18, 2009.
doi:10.1093/ageing/afp205
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Research Letter
Noel Collins, Martin R. Blanchard, Adrian Tookman, and Elizabeth L. Sampson
Detection of delirium in the acute hospital
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on November 16, 2009.
doi:10.1093/ageing/afp201
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Research Letter
Mark Raymond Nelson, Amasy Namuk Alkhateeb, Philip Ryan, Kristyn Willson, Janette Gwendoline Gartlan, Christopher Michael Reid, and On behalf of the Second Australian National Blood Pressure Management Committee
Physical activity, alcohol and tobacco use and associated cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in the Second Australian National Blood Pressure study cohort
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on November 10, 2009.
doi:10.1093/ageing/afp186
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Research Letter
Li-Ning Peng, Ming-Hsien Lin, Hsiu-Yun Lai, Shinn-Jang Hwang, Liang-Kung Chen, and Shu-Ti Chiou
Risk factors of new onset diabetes mellitus among elderly Chinese in rural Taiwan
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on November 6, 2009.
doi:10.1093/ageing/afp193
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Research Letter
Sarah J. Smith, Celine Souchay, and Martin A. Conway
Improving metamemory in ageing and Parkinson's disease
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on November 5, 2009.
doi:10.1093/ageing/afp188
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Research Letter
Thomas Hoppitt, Catherine Sackley, and Christine Wright
Finding the right outcome measures for care home research
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on November 4, 2009.
doi:10.1093/ageing/afp189
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Research Letter
Victoria Ewan, John D. Perry, Tracey Mawson, Giles McCracken, A. Nicholas Brown, Julia Newton, and Angus Walls
Detecting potential respiratory pathogens in the mouths of older people in hospital
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on September 11, 2009.
doi:10.1093/ageing/afp166
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Systematic Review
Melanie Luppa, Tobias Luck, Siegfried Weyerer, Hans-Helmut König, Elmar Brähler, and Steffi G. Riedel-Heller
Prediction of institutionalization in the elderly. A systematic review
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on November 23, 2009.
doi:10.1093/ageing/afp202
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Systematic Review
Huang Chang-Quan, Zhang Xue-Mei, Dong Bi-Rong, Lu Zhen-Chan, Yue Ji-Rong, and Liu Qing-Xiu
Health status and risk for depression among the elderly: a meta-analysis of published literature
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on November 10, 2009.
doi:10.1093/ageing/afp187
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Clinical Reminder
David P. Breen, Callum W. Duncan, Susan Kealey, and Belinda Weller
Beware temporal arteritis that does not respond promptly to steriods
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on November 20, 2009.
doi:10.1093/ageing/afp213
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Editorial
Khalid Ali, Emma Ormerod, and Chakravarthi Rajkumar
Hyper- or hypotension in an older population: where do clinicians stand?
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on November 18, 2009.
doi:10.1093/ageing/afp215
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Commentary
Hiroyuki Umegaki
Pathophysiology of cognitive dysfunction in older people with type 2 diabetes: vascular changes or neurodegeneration?
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on November 16, 2009.
doi:10.1093/ageing/afp211
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Letter to the Editor
Roy L. Soiza
Optimising whole body vibration training for use in older people
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on November 12, 2009.
doi:10.1093/ageing/afp217
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Book review
Diane Ames
Stroke, the facts
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on November 10, 2009.
doi:10.1093/ageing/afp190
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Book review
Gwen Sayers
Blood disorders in the elderly
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on November 4, 2009.
doi:10.1093/ageing/afp191
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Review
Stephanie P. Jones, Amanda J. Jenkinson, Michael J. Leathley, and Caroline L. Watkins
Stroke knowledge and awareness: an integrative review of the evidence
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on November 6, 2009.
doi:10.1093/ageing/afp196
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Filler
Judith S. L. Partridge and Claire A. Solomon
The changing face of geriatric medicine
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on August 20, 2009.
doi:10.1093/ageing/afp139
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