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Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
Volume 8, Issue 5, Pages 273-344 (June 2007)
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Editorials


Delirium is a Serious and Under-recognized Problem: Why Assessment of Mental Status Should be the Sixth Vital Sign
Joseph H. Flaherty, James Rudolph, Ken Shay, Barbara Kamholz, Kenneth S. Boockvar, Marianne Shaughnessy, Rita Shapiro, Joan Stein, Charlene Weir, Thomas Edes
pages 273-275
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Falls and Fractures
John E. Morley
pages 276-278
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Special Articles


The Judaic-Christian Origin of Nursing Homes, 10 May 2007
Gary H. Brandeis, Daniel J. Oates
pages 279-283
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Pedogogy Meets Practice: Service-Learning in Gerontology and Geriatrics
Rona J. Karasik
pages 284-289
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Review


Clostridium difficile in the Long-Term Care Setting
Alex T. Makris, Steven Gelone
pages 290-299
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Original Studies


A Flowchart System to Improve Fall Data Documentation in a Long-Term Care Institution: A Pilot Study, 10 May 2007
Manuel Montero-Odasso, Paula Levinson, Brian Gore, Dipl Epid, Lucie Tremblay, Howard Bergman
pages 300-306
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Fear of Falling in New Long-Term Care Enrollees
Suzanne M. Gillespie, Susan M. Friedman
pages 307-313
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Insufficient Lighting in Nursing Homes, 10 May 2007
Jan De Lepeleire, Anne Bouwen, Leen De Coninck, Frank Buntinx
pages 314-317
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Depression and Mortality in Elders Referred for Geriatric Psychiatry Consultation, 10 May 2007
Donald R. Royall, Jason E. Schillerstrom, Paul K. Piper, Laura K. Chiodo
pages 318-321
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Anemia Status, Hemoglobin Concentration, and Mortality in Nursing Home Older Residents, 10 May 2007
Francesco Landi, Andrea Russo, Paola Danese, Rosa Liperoti, Christian Barillaro, Roberto Bernabei, Graziano Onder
pages 322-327
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Determinants of Parathyroid Hormone Levels in Nursing Home Residents, 10 May 2007
Paul J. Drinka, Peggy F. Krause, Lori J. Nest, Brian M. Goodman
pages 328-331
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Genetic Disorders and Congenital Malformations in Pediatric Long-Term Care
Meghan O’Malley, R. Gordon Hutcheon
pages 332-334
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Older is Colder: Observations on Body Temperature Among Nursing Home Subjects
Irving H. Gomolin, Paula Lester, Simcha Pollack
pages 335-337
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Case Report


Megacolon and Stercoral Proctitis After Frequent Fecal Impactions: Report of an Unusual Case and Review of the Literature, 10 May 2007
Jen-Tzer Gau, Utkarsh Acharya, Tracy Marx, G. Nicholas Verne, Wayne Carlsen
pages 338-341
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Book Review



Rafi Kevorkian
page 342
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Frontmatter


Editorial Board
page A1
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Contents
pages A3-A4
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Author Guidelines
pages A11-A12
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General Information
page A16
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Directions & Connections
pages A18-A19
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