Digestive Symptoms in Older Adults: Prevalence and Associations with Institutionalization and Mortality

Digestive Symptoms in Older Adults: Prevalence and Associations with Institutionalization and Mortality

BACKGROUND: Digestive symptoms are common in adults. However, little is known about their prevalence in older adults and the association of digestive symptoms with institutionalization and mortality in community-dwelling older adults.

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Main Authors: Turki AlAmeel, Mohammed Basheikh, Melissa K Andrew
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/324602
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spelling doaj-ebfba34c1c5e457dbaa19601d69d818b2020-11-24T22:50:35ZengHindawi LimitedCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002012-01-01261288188410.1155/2012/324602Digestive Symptoms in Older Adults: Prevalence and Associations with Institutionalization and MortalityTurki AlAmeel0Mohammed Basheikh1Melissa K Andrew2Division of Gastroenterology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaDivision of Geriatric Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaBACKGROUND: Digestive symptoms are common in adults. However, little is known about their prevalence in older adults and the association of digestive symptoms with institutionalization and mortality in community-dwelling older adults.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/324602
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Digestive Symptoms in Older Adults: Prevalence and Associations with Institutionalization and Mortality
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
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title Digestive Symptoms in Older Adults: Prevalence and Associations with Institutionalization and Mortality
title_short Digestive Symptoms in Older Adults: Prevalence and Associations with Institutionalization and Mortality
title_full Digestive Symptoms in Older Adults: Prevalence and Associations with Institutionalization and Mortality
title_fullStr Digestive Symptoms in Older Adults: Prevalence and Associations with Institutionalization and Mortality
title_full_unstemmed Digestive Symptoms in Older Adults: Prevalence and Associations with Institutionalization and Mortality
title_sort digestive symptoms in older adults: prevalence and associations with institutionalization and mortality
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series Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
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publishDate 2012-01-01
description BACKGROUND: Digestive symptoms are common in adults. However, little is known about their prevalence in older adults and the association of digestive symptoms with institutionalization and mortality in community-dwelling older adults.
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