Annals ofGeriatric Internal Medicine

Volume: 9 - Number: 89 - June 15, 2009

Outstanding

Vitamin D deficiency—can old age learn from childhood?

Bridging the gap: the effectiveness of teaming a stroke coordinator with patient\'s personal physician on the outcome of stroke

The Short FES-I: a shortened version of the falls efficacy scale-international to assess fear of falling

Lives of the artists: differences in longevity between old master sculptors and painters

Commentary

Falls exercise interventions and reduced falls rate: Always in the patient\'s interest?

Editorial

Medicine and the artist

Vitamin D deficiency—can old age learn from childhood?

News and reviews

News and Reviews

Research letters

Lives of the artists: differences in longevity between old master sculptors and painters

Predictors of two-year mortality in nonagenarians with severe functional impairment at baseline: the NonaSantfeliu study

Determinants of outcome and safety of intravenous rt-PA therapy in the very old: a clinical registry study and systematic review

Research papers

Bridging the gap: the effectiveness of teaming a stroke coordinator with patient\'s personal physician on the outcome of stroke

National audit of continence care for older people: management of urinary incontinence

The Short FES-I: a shortened version of the falls efficacy scale-international to assess fear of falling

Predictors of a new depression diagnosis among older adults admitted to complex continuing care: implications for the depression rating scale (DRS)

Does functionally based activity make a difference to health status and mobility? A randomised controlled trial in residential care facilities (The Promoting Independent Living Study; PILS)

Effects of Tai Chi on glucose homeostasis and insulin sensitivity in older adults with type 2 diabetes: a randomised double-blind sham-exercise-controlled trial

Older adults and carers\' perceptions of pre-discharge occupational therapy home visits in acute care

The association between urinary albumin excretion and ankle-brachial index in elderly Taiwanese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Demented versus non-demented very old inpatients: the same comorbidities but poorer functional and nutritional status

Older patients with acute stroke in Denmark: quality of care and short-term mortality. A nationwide follow-up study

Inappropriate prescribing in an acutely ill population of elderly patients as determined by Beers\' Criteria

Systematic review:

Fear of falling: measurement strategy, prevalence, risk factors and consequences among older persons