TY - JOUR
T1 - Gender-differences in disease distribution and outcome in hospitalized elderly: data from the REPOSI study
AU - Grieco, Antonio
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Women live longer and outnumber men. On the other hand, older women develop more chronic diseases and conditions such as arthritis, osteoporosis and depression, leading to a greater number of years of living with disabilities. The aim of this study was to describe whether or not there are gender differences in the demographic profile, disease distribution and outcome in a population of hospitalized elderly people.
AB - Women live longer and outnumber men. On the other hand, older women develop more chronic diseases and conditions such as arthritis, osteoporosis and depression, leading to a greater number of years of living with disabilities. The aim of this study was to describe whether or not there are gender differences in the demographic profile, disease distribution and outcome in a population of hospitalized elderly people.
KW - Disease distribution
KW - Elderly
KW - In-hospital mortality
KW - Sex-gender difference
KW - Disease distribution
KW - Elderly
KW - In-hospital mortality
KW - Sex-gender difference
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/61670
U2 - 10.1016/j.ejim.2014.06.027
DO - 10.1016/j.ejim.2014.06.027
M3 - Article
SN - 1879-0828
VL - 25
SP - 617
EP - 623
JO - European Journal of Internal Medicine
JF - European Journal of Internal Medicine
ER -