JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 8 , Pages 554-558 , October 2009

Gender Differences and Health Status in Old and Very Old Patients

  • Renzo Rozzini, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Poliambulanza Hospital, Brescia, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Renzo Rozzini, MD, Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Poliambulanza Hospital, via Bissolati 57, Brescia, Italy.
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  • Intissar Sleiman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Poliambulanza Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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  • Stefania Maggi, MD

      Affiliations

    • National Research Council, Aging Branch, Institute of Neuroscience, Padova, Italy
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  • Marianna Noale, PhD

      Affiliations

    • National Research Council, Aging Branch, Institute of Neuroscience, Padova, Italy
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  • Marco Trabucchi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Geriatric Research Group, Brescia, Italy

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 Authors have no conflicts of interest relating to this article.

PII: S1525-8610(09)00134-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2009.04.005

JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 8 , Pages 554-558 , October 2009

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