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    Volume 44, Issue 5
    489-625
    May 1996
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Clinical Investigation

Reducing Frailty and Falls in Older Persons: An Investigation of Tai Chi and Computerized Balance Training
Steven L. Wolf PhD, FAPTA,  Huiman X. Barnhart PhD,  Nancy G. Kutner PhD,  Elizabeth McNeely PhD,  Carol Coogler ScD, PT,  Tingsen Xu PhD,  Atlanta FICSIT Group , 
  • Pages: 489-497
  • First Published: May 1996

Balance and Strength Training in Older Adults: Intervention Gains and Tai Chi Maintenance
Leslie Wolfson MD,  Robert Whipple MA, PT,  Carol Derby PhD,  James Judge MD,  Mary King MD,  Paula Amerman MS,  Julia Schmidt,  Donna Smyers MS, PT, 
  • Pages: 498-506
  • First Published: May 1996

Exercise with Physically Restrained Nursing Home Residents: Maximizing Benefits of Restraint Reduction
John F. Schnelle PhD,  Priscilla G. MacRae PhD,  Karen Giacobassi BS,  Holden S. H. MacRae PhD,  Sandra F. Simmons MA,  Joseph G. Ouslander MD, 
  • Pages: 507-512
  • First Published: May 1996

Controlled Trial of a Geriatric Case-Finding and Liaison Service in an Emergency Department
Douglas K. Miller MD,  Lawrence M. Lewis MD,  Mary Jo Nork MSN,  John E. Morley MB, BCh, 
  • Pages: 513-520
  • First Published: May 1996

Prevalence of Atrial Fibrillation and Association of Atrial Fibrillation with Prior and New Thromboembolic Stroke in Older Patients
Wilbert S. Aronow MD,  Chul Ahn PhD,  Hal Gutstein MD, 
  • Pages: 521-523
  • First Published: May 1996

Left Ventricular Hypertrophy on Electrocardiogram: Prognostic Implications from a 10-Year Cohort Study of Older Subjects: A Report from the Bronx Longitudinal Aging Study
Shoshanah Kahn MD,  William H. Frishman MD,  Samuel Weissman MD,  Wee Lock Ooi DrPH,  Miriam Aronson Edd, 
  • Pages: 524-529
  • First Published: May 1996

Age-Dependent Influence on Heart Rate Variability in Salt-sensitive Hypertensive Subjects
Gianfranco Piccirillo MD,  Filippo L. Fimognari MD,  Maria Rita Munizzi MD,  Carmela Bucca MD,  Mauro Cacciafesta MD,  Vincenzo Marigliano MD, 
  • Pages: 530-538
  • First Published: May 1996

Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Older Patients
Jean-Paul Janssens MD,  Laurent Gauthey MD,  François Herrmann MD, MPH,  Lubos Tkatch MD,  Jean Pierre Michel MD, 
  • Pages: 539-544
  • First Published: May 1996

Do Rehabilitative Nursing Homes Improve the Outcomes of Care?
Robert L. Kane MD,  Qing Chen,  Lynn A. Blewett PhD,  Judith Sangl ScD, 
  • Pages: 545-554
  • First Published: May 1996

The Change in Serum Protein Concentration in Response to the Stress of Total Joint Surgery: A Comparison of Older Versus Younger Patients
Cheryl L. Puskarich-May PhD,  Dennis H. Sullivan MD,  Carl L. Nelson MD,  Henry F. Stroope MD,  Robert C. Walls PhD, 
  • Pages: 555-558
  • First Published: May 1996

Temporal and Regional Variability in the Surgical Treatment of Cancer Among Older People
Diana C. Farrow PhD,  William C. Hunt MA,  Jonathan M. Samet MD, 
  • Pages: 559-564
  • First Published: May 1996

Patients' Willingness to Accept Life-Sustaining Treatment When the Expected Outcome is a Diminished Mental Health State: An Exploratory Study
Dennis J. Mazur MD, PhD,  Jon F. Merz JD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 565-568
  • First Published: May 1996

Brief Report

Effects of Exercise on Neurobehavioral Function in Community-Dwelling Older People More Than 75 Years of Age
Kiyohito Okumiya MD,  Kozo Matsubayashi MD,  Tomoko Wada MD,  Shigeaki Kimura MD,  Yoshinori Doi MD,  Toshio Ozawa MD, 
  • Pages: 569-572
  • First Published: May 1996

Low TSH Levels in Nursing Home Residents Not Taking Thyroid Hormone
Paul J. Drinka MD,  John Amberson RPh,  Susan K. Voeks PhD,  Jerry Schomisch RPh,  Paul Schirz RPh,  Dean Christensen RPh, 
  • Pages: 573-577
  • First Published: May 1996

Factors Associated with Institutionalization of Older People in Canada: Testing a Multifactorial Definition of Frailty
Kenneth Rockwood MD, MPA, FRCPC,  Paul Stolee MPA, MSc,  Ian McDowell PhD, 
  • Pages: 578-582
  • First Published: May 1996

Gender Differences in the Behavioral Manifestations of Alzheimer's Disease
Brian R. Ott MD,  Charlene A. Tate MD,  Norman M. Gordon MD,  William C. Heindel PhD, 
  • Pages: 583-587
  • First Published: May 1996

Prevalence of Appropriate and Inappropriate Indications for Use of Digoxin in Older Patients at the Time of Admission to a Nursing Home
Wilbert S. Aronow MD, 
  • Pages: 588-590
  • First Published: May 1996

Special Series

MODELS OF GERIATRICS PRACTICE: Decreased Hospital Utilization By Older Adults Attributable to a Home Hospitalization Program
David B. Reuben MD,  Jochanan Stessman MD,  Gary Ginsberg DrPH,  Robert Hammerman-Rozenberg MD,  Reuven Friedman MD,  David Ronen MD,  Avi Israeli MD,  Aaron Cohen MD, 
  • Pages: 591-598
  • First Published: May 1996

Editorial

Free Access

Get Up and Move: A Call to Action for Older Men and Women
Steven N. Blair PED,  Melissa E. Garcia MPH, 
  • Pages: 599-600
  • First Published: May 1996
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The Emergency Department: A Useful Site for CGA?
Laurence Z. Rubenstein MD, MPH, 
  • Pages: 601-602
  • First Published: May 1996
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Acute Medical Care in the Home
Bruce Leff MD,  John R Burton MD, 
  • Pages: 603-605
  • First Published: May 1996

Commentary

On-Site Acute Care for Residents of Long-term Care Facilities
Michael Gordon MD, FRCPC, 
  • Pages: 606-607
  • First Published: May 1996

Letters to the Editor

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IN MEMORY OF PROF. BERNARD ISAACS
A. Mark Clarfield MD, CCFP, FRCPC, 
  • Pages: 608
  • First Published: May 1996
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PREDICTORS OF MORTALITY IN OLDER PATIENTS AFTER A STROKE
Caterina Cattel MD,  Giuseppe Zuccala MD,  Marco Pahor MD,  Pierugo Carbonin MD,  Alberto Cocchi MD, 
  • Pages: 608-609
  • First Published: May 1996
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THE RELEVANCE OF GENETIC TESTING IN LATE-ONSET HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE
Donata C. Gallucci MD,  Giovanni B. Frisoni MD,  Marco Trabucchi MD,  Ildebrando M. Appollonio MD, 
  • Pages: 609-611
  • First Published: May 1996
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NURSE PRACTITIONERS
Karen L. Dick RN, C MS,  John Jainchill MD,  Geraldine Zagarella MD, 
  • Pages: 611
  • First Published: May 1996
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TERMINAL CARE MEDICAL FEES FOR OLDER ADULTS
H. Sasaki MD, PhD,  K. Sekizawa MD, PhD,  H. Arai MD, PhD,  M. Yanai MD, PhD,  M. Yamaya MD, PhD,  T. Ohrui MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 611-612
  • First Published: May 1996
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THE PROCESS OF DYING
Paul Rousseau MD, 
  • Pages: 612-613
  • First Published: May 1996
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ACUTE EPIGLOTTITIS IN A NONAGENARIAN
Rashed Nizam MD,  Stamatios Lerakis MD,  Charles B. Sherman MD, MPH,  Fred J. Schiffman MD,  Wiliam Kaye MD, 
  • Pages: 613
  • First Published: May 1996
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RAISED STREPTOKINASE NEUTRALIZATION TITERS FOLLOWING A SINGLE USE OF TOPICAL STREPTOKINASE IN AN OLDER PATIENT
Carlos Trescoli-Serrano LMS, MD, MRCP, 
  • Pages: 614
  • First Published: May 1996
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CLOSE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HEMOSTATIC FACTORS AND ACUTE-PHASE REACTION AS NORMAL AGING PROCESS
Kazuomi Kario MD, PhD,  Takefumi Matsuo MD, PhD,  Hiroko Kobayashi PhD, 
  • Pages: 614-615
  • First Published: May 1996
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A SURVEY OF POISONING IN OLDER PEOPLE IN TEHRAN
Mahmoud Ghazi-Khansari PhD,  Gitie Abohosein MS, 
  • Pages: 615-616
  • First Published: May 1996
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SEPTICEMIA IN OLDER PEOPLE: TRENDS IN PATIENT AND DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS
Eyassu Habte-Gabr MD, FACP,  D. Kay Taylor PhD, 
  • Pages: 616-617
  • First Published: May 1996

Book Review

Book Review
Paul R. Katz, 
  • Pages: 618-620
  • First Published: May 1996

Books Received

BOOKS RECEIVED
  • Pages: 620-621
  • First Published: May 1996

Notices

AGS AND AFFILIATES CO-SPONSORED AND ENDORSED COURSES
  • Pages: 622-625
  • First Published: May 1996