Is nursing home residence an independent risk factor of mortality in Chinese older adults?

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2013 Aug;61(8):1430-2. doi: 10.1111/jgs.12383.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Cause of Death
  • China
  • Comorbidity
  • Cross Infection / ethnology*
  • Cross Infection / mortality*
  • Day Care, Medical / statistics & numerical data
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Geriatric Assessment
  • Home Nursing / statistics & numerical data
  • Homes for the Aged / statistics & numerical data*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Nursing Homes / statistics & numerical data*
  • Patient Discharge
  • Pneumonia / ethnology
  • Pneumonia / mortality*
  • Proportional Hazards Models
  • Risk Factors
  • Survival Rate