C K Cassel
Biographic Data
| ID | 6080098 |
|---|---|
| NAME | C K Cassel |
| GIVEN NAMES | C K |
| FAMILY NAME | Cassel |
| SIGNATURE | CASSEL C K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Illinois Chicago |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Mortality, disability, and falls in older persons
BACKGROUND. Falls are prevalent in older persons and can have serious consequences. METHODS. Data from the Longitudinal Study on Aging were analyzed to study the relationship between falls and both mortality and functional status in 4270 respondents age 70 and over. The effects of demographic traits, chronic conditions, and disability present at baseline were controlled for by means of multivariable analyses. RESULTS. Risk of death within 2 years…
Case Studies
The Noncompliant Substance Abuser JR is a combative, young white female who presents in the Emergency Room disoriented, with a fever, chills, and a cough productive of yellow sputum. She complains of chest pain and shortness of breath. JR is well known to the medical staff. She has had three previous admissions with endocarditis and interrupted her clinical course on two of those admissions by leaving the hospital against medical advice. On her m…
Mortality, disability, and falls in older persons
BACKGROUND. Falls are prevalent in older persons and can have serious consequences. METHODS. Data from the Longitudinal Study on Aging were analyzed to study the relationship between falls and both mortality and functional status in 4270 respondents age 70 and over. The effects of demographic traits, chronic conditions, and disability present at baseline were controlled for by means of multivariable analyses. RESULTS. Risk of death within 2 years…
Case Studies
The Noncompliant Substance Abuser JR is a combative, young white female who presents in the Emergency Room disoriented, with a fever, chills, and a cough productive of yellow sputum. She complains of chest pain and shortness of breath. JR is well known to the medical staff. She has had three previous admissions with endocarditis and interrupted her clinical course on two of those admissions by leaving the hospital against medical advice. On her m…
Mortality, disability, and falls in older persons
BACKGROUND. Falls are prevalent in older persons and can have serious consequences. METHODS. Data from the Longitudinal Study on Aging were analyzed to study the relationship between falls and both mortality and functional status in 4270 respondents age 70 and over. The effects of demographic traits, chronic conditions, and disability present at baseline were controlled for by means of multivariable analyses. RESULTS. Risk of death within 2 years…
Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (1 work) · Chronic Disease Management Strategies (1 work) · Confidence interval (1 work) · Demography (1 work) · Environmental health (1 work) · Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis (1 work) · Frailty in Older Adults (1 work) · Gerontology (1 work) · Gerontology (1 work) · Injury prevention (1 work)