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The influence of clinical assessment (including age) and geriatric assessment on treatment decisions in older patients with cancer. J Geriatr Oncol (2013) 2.07

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Reducing fracture risk with calcium and vitamin D. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) (2010) 1.28

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The effectiveness of inpatient geriatric evaluation and management units: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Am Geriatr Soc (2009) 1.22

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Falls and consequent injuries in hospitalized patients: effects of an interdisciplinary falls prevention program. BMC Health Serv Res (2006) 1.19

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Fall prediction in inpatients by bedside nurses using the St. Thomas's Risk Assessment Tool in Falling Elderly Inpatients (STRATIFY) instrument: a multicenter study. J Am Geriatr Soc (2007) 1.09

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Assessing the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ), German language version in Swiss university hospitals--a validation study. BMC Health Serv Res (2013) 1.05

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Prevalence of frailty and its ability to predict in hospital delirium, falls, and 6-month mortality in hospitalized older patients. BMC Geriatr (2014) 1.04

Preventing delirium in older adults with recent hip fracture through multidisciplinary geriatric consultation. J Am Geriatr Soc (2012) 1.02

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Is preoperative anxiety and depression associated with onset of delirium after cardiac surgery in older patients? A prospective cohort study. J Am Geriatr Soc (2008) 1.02

Long-term prediction of functional outcome after stroke using single items of the Barthel Index at discharge from rehabilitation centre. Disabil Rehabil (2013) 1.00

Prediction of functional decline in older hospitalized patients: a comparative multicenter study of three screening tools. Aging Clin Exp Res (2012) 0.99

Effect of an inpatient geriatric consultation team on functional outcome, mortality, institutionalization, and readmission rate in older adults with hip fracture: a controlled trial. J Am Geriatr Soc (2011) 0.98

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Osteoporosis and osteoporotic fracture occurrence and prevention in the elderly: a geriatric perspective. Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab (2008) 0.97

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Implementation of discharge management for geriatric patients at risk of readmission or institutionalization. Int J Qual Health Care (2006) 0.95

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Changes in balance, functional performance and fall risk following whole body vibration training and vitamin D supplementation in institutionalized elderly women. A 6 month randomized controlled trial. Gait Posture (2011) 0.93

Use of time by physiotherapists and occupational therapists in a stroke rehabilitation unit: a comparison between four European rehabilitation centres. Disabil Rehabil (2006) 0.92

Once-yearly zoledronic acid in older men compared with women with recent hip fracture. J Am Geriatr Soc (2011) 0.92

Improving recognition of delirium in clinical practice: a call for action. BMC Geriatr (2012) 0.91

Incidence and risk factors for pressure ulcers in the intensive care unit. J Clin Nurs (2008) 0.89

Variations in follow-up services after inpatient stroke rehabilitation: a multicentre study. J Rehabil Med (2009) 0.89

Predicting the risk of functional decline in older patients admitted to the hospital: a comparison of three screening instruments. Age Ageing (2009) 0.87

Inpatient stroke rehabilitation: a comparative study of admission criteria to stroke rehabilitation units in four European centres. J Rehabil Med (2007) 0.87

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Fall incidents unraveled: a series of 26 video-based real-life fall events in three frail older persons. BMC Geriatr (2013) 0.87

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Is anaemia a risk factor for delirium in an acute geriatric population? Gerontology (2006) 0.86

Explorative study on patient's perceived knowledge level, expectations, preferences and fear of side effects for treatment for allergic rhinitis. Clin Transl Allergy (2012) 0.85

Methods to assess the validity of the interRAI Acute Care: a framework to guide clinimetric testing. J Eval Clin Pract (2010) 0.85

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What do language barriers cost? An exploratory study among asylum seekers in Switzerland. BMC Health Serv Res (2010) 0.85

Frequencies of falls in Swiss hospitals: concordance between nurses' estimates and fall incident reports. Int J Nurs Stud (2008) 0.85

Supporting medication adherence in renal transplantation--the SMART study. Swiss Med Wkly (2007) 0.84

The virtual gateway: opening doors in delirium teaching and learning. Int Rev Psychiatry (2009) 0.84

Distress associated with adverse effects of immunosuppressive medication in kidney transplant recipients. Prog Transplant (2010) 0.84

Screening for risk of unplanned readmission in older patients admitted to hospital: predictive accuracy of three instruments. Aging Clin Exp Res (2010) 0.84

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Translation and adaption of the interRAI Suite to local requirements in Belgian hospitals. BMC Geriatr (2012) 0.82

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Comparison of a computer assisted learning program to standard education tools in hospitalized heart failure patients. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs (2010) 0.81

Falls and fractures in postmenopausal women: a review. J Br Menopause Soc (2003) 0.81

The use of a biplot in studying outcomes after stroke. Neurorehabil Neural Repair (2009) 0.81

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