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Document Type
Thesis - University Access Only
Award Date
1993
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department / School
Graduate Nursing
First Advisor
Kay Foland
Keywords
functional assessment of older people, functional assessment hospital patients, diseases among older people
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to describe the changes in the functional status of the elderly from admission to discharge during acute hospitalization for pneumonia.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Older people -- Functional assessment
Hospital patients -- Functional assessment
Older people -- Diseases
Format
application/pdf
Number of Pages
74
Publisher
South Dakota State University
Rights
Copyright © 1993 Janice Kortemeyer. All rights reserved
Recommended Citation
Kortemeyer, Janice M., "Functional Decline in the Hospitalized Elderly: A Retrospective Descriptive Study" (1993). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 755.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/etd/755