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Health Care Maintenance of Saudi Elderly Women in Outpatient Clinics

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Abstract

Lifestyle modifications, screenings, early identification, and appropriate intervention may prevent many chronic conditions that cause morbidity and mortality in elderly women. The objective of our study is to describe the current clinical practice of preventive health services (screening, counselling and immunization) among elderly women. This is a retrospective chart review study from January 2009 to December 2011

Published in American Journal of Internal Medicine (Volume 3, Issue 5)
DOI 10.11648/j.ajim.20150305.11
Page(s) 197-203
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Keywords

Elderly, Functional Status, Life Expectancy, Health Maintenance, Preventive Care

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    Muneerah albugami, Yasmin Al Twaijri, Hussam Janaid, Abdulwahab Heggi, Abdelazeim Elamin, et al. Health Care Maintenance of Saudi Elderly Women in Outpatient Clinics. Am J Intern Med. 2015;3(5):197-203. doi: 10.11648/j.ajim.20150305.11

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Author Information
  • Medicine Department, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, KSA

  • Research Centre, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Scientific Computing, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, KSA

  • Family medicine and polyclinics Department, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, KSA

  • Family medicine and polyclinics Department, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, KSA

  • Medicine Department, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, KSA

  • Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt

  • Medicine Department, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, KSA

  • Medicine Department, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, KSA

  • Medicine Department, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, KSA

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