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Neuropsychology Abstract of the Day

Posted on October 07, 2008

Tinetti ME, McAvay GJ, Fried TR, Allore HG, Salmon JC, Foody JM, Bianco L, Ginter S, & Fraenkel L. Health outcome priorities among competing cardiovascular, fall injury, and medication-related symptom outcomes. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2008 Aug; 56(8): 1409-1416. Epub 2008 Jul 24.Department of Internal Medicine and Epidemiology, New Haven, Connecticut 06504, USA.OBJECTIVES: To determine the priority that older adults with coexisting hypertension and fall risk give to optimizing cardiovascular outcomes versus fall- and medication symptom-related outcomes. DESIGN: Interview. ...

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