A New Issue of Journal of the American Geriatrics Society is Now Available

October 16, 2007

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Vol. 55 Issue s2 (October 2007) is now available.

Articles include:
“Introduction to the Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders-3 Quality Indicator Measurement Set” by Neil S. Wenger, MD, MPH, Carol P. Roth, RN, MPH, Paul Shekelle, MD, PhD, and the ACOVE Investigators, S247–S252
“Quality Indicators for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia in Vulnerable Elders” by Christopher S. Saigal, MD, MPH, S253–S257
“Quality Indicators for the Care of Breast Cancer in Vulnerable Elders” by Arash Naeim, MD, PhD, Rishi Sawhney, MD, Catherine H. MacLean, MD, PhD and Homayoon Sanati, MD, S258–S269
“Quality Indicators for the Care of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Vulnerable Elders” by Eric Kleerup, MD, S270–S276
“Quality Indicators for the Care of Colorectal Cancer in Vulnerable Elders” by Marcia L. McGory, MD, S277–S284
“Quality Indicators for Continuity and Coordination of Care in Vulnerable Elders” by Neil S. Wenger, MD, MPH, and Roy T. Young, MD, S285–S292
“Quality Indicators for the Care of Dementia in Vulnerable Elders” by Denise G. Feil, MD, MPH, Catherine MacLean, MD, PhD, and David Sultzer, MD, S293–S301
“Quality Indicators for the Care of Depression in Vulnerable Elders” by Gene A. Nakajima, MD, and Neil S. Wenger, MD, MPH, S302–S311
“Quality Indicators for the Care of Diabetes Mellitus in Vulnerable Elders” by Paul Shekelle, MD, PhD, and Sandeep Vijan, MD, MS, S312–S317
“Quality Indicators for Palliative and End-of-Life Care in Vulnerable Elders” by Karl A. Lorenz, MD, MSHS, Kenneth Rosenfeld, MD, and Neil Wenger, MD, S318–S326
“Quality Indicators for Falls and Mobility Problems in Vulnerable Elders” by John T. Chang, MD, PhD, MPH, and David A. Ganz, MD, PhD, MPH, S327–S334
“Quality Indicators for the Care of Hearing Loss in Vulnerable Elders” by Bevan Yueh, MD, MPH, and Paul Shekelle, MD, PhD, S335–S339
“Quality Indicators for the Care of Heart Failure in Vulnerable Elders” by Paul A. Heidenreich, MD, MS, and Gregg C. Fonarow, MD, S340–S346
“Quality Indicators for Hospitalization and Surgery in Vulnerable Elders” by Vineet M. Arora, MD, MA, Marcia L. McGory, MD, and Constance H. Fung, MD, MSHS, S347–S358
“Quality Indicators for the Care of Hypertension in Vulnerable Elders” by Lillian C. Min, MD, Rajnish Mehrotra, MD, and Constance H. Fung, MD, MSHS, S359–S365
“Quality Indicators for the Care of Ischemic Heart Disease in Vulnerable Elders” by Karol Watson, MD, PhD, Constance H. Fung, MD, MSHS, and Matthew Budoff, MD, S366–S372
“Quality Indicators for Medication Use in Vulnerable Elders” by William H. Shrank, MD, MSHS, Jennifer M. Polinski, MPH, and Jerry Avorn, M, S373–S382
“Quality Indicators for the Care of Osteoarthritis in Vulnerable Elders” by Catherine H. MacLean, MD, PhD, James N. Pencharz, BSc, MSC, and Kenneth G. Saag, MD, MSc, S383–S391
“Quality Indicators for the Care of Osteoporosis in Vulnerable Elders” by Jennifer Grossman, MD, and Catherine H. MacLean, MD, PhD, S392–S402
“Quality Indicators for Pain Management in Vulnerable Elders” by Shiri Etzioni, MD, Joshua Chodosh, MD, MSHS, Bruce A. Ferrell, MD, and Catherine H. MacLean, MD, PhD, S403–S408
“Quality Indicators for the Care of Pressure Ulcers in Vulnerable Elders” by Barbara M. Bates-Jensen, PhD, RN and Catherine H. MacLean, MD, PhD, S409–S416
“Quality Indicators for Screening and Prevention in Vulnerable Elders” by Nallini Gnanadesigan, MD, MPH, and Constance H. Fung, MD, MSHS, S417–S423
“Quality Indicators for the Care of Sleep Disorders in Vulnerable Elders” by Jennifer L. Martin, PhD, and Constance H. Fung, MD, MSHS, S424–S430
“Quality Indicators for the Care of Stroke and Atrial Fibrillation in Vulnerable Elders” by Eric M. Cheng, MD, MS, and Constance H. Fung, MD, MSHS, S431–S437
“Quality Indicators for the Care of Undernutrition in Vulnerable Elders” by David B. Reuben, MD, S438–S442
“Quality Indicators for the Screening and Care of Urinary Incontinence in Vulnerable Elders” by Constance H. Fung, MD, MSHS, Benjamin Spencer, MD, MPH, Michelle Eslami, MD, and Carolyn Crandall, MD, MS, S443–S449
“Quality Indicators for the Care of Vision Impairment in Vulnerable Elders” by Susannah Rowe, MD, and Catherine H. MacLean, MD, PhD, S450–S456
“Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders-3 Quality Indicators” S464–S487