Vol. 6 No. 2 (2020)

Perspective Articles

2 articles

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  COVID-19: when, along with aging, sex matters

  Virginia Boccardi, Patrizia Mecocci

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.9421

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  How hospital geriatric care is changing during COVID-19 pandemic: drawbacks and possible solutions

  Liliana Mazza, Daniela Pinto, Pietro Calogero

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.9043

  • 1,300 abstract views
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Reviews

2 articles

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  COVID-19: measures to protect older adults from SARS-CoV-2 infection

  Israel Oluwasegun Ayenigbara, Olawale Akanbi Moronkola

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.9045

  • 1,944 abstract views
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  Presbyphagia and dysphagia in old age

  Stefano Cavallero, Ligia J. Dominguez, Laura Vernuccio, Mario Barbagallo

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.9137

  • 5,509 abstract views
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Original Articles

3 articles

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  The Multidimensional Prognostic Index (MPI) for the prognostic stratification of hospitalized older patients with COVID-19: a prospective multicenter observational cohort study. Objectives, study design and expected outcomes (MPI_COVID-19)

  Carlo Custodero, Alberto Cella, Nicola Veronese, Margherita Azzini, Filippo Fimognari, Francesco Mattace-Raso, Maria Cristina Polidori, Carlo Sabbà, Alberto Pilotto

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.9038

  • 1,765 abstract views
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  QTc prolongation during the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak: clinical risk management through hospital training course, focus on elderly patients

  Nicola Forni, Valentina Boasi, Katiuscia Sciole, Silvia Borile, Nicoletta Pingelli, Domenico Marra, Sara Tita Farinella, Giovanni Cenderello, Federico Ariel Sanchez

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.9128

  • 1,041 abstract views
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  Physical functional profile of hospitalized Brazilian older adults in preoperative vascular surgery

  Juliana Verdini de Carvalho Pinheiro, Mariana Fonseca Vaz, Ana Paula Novello, Leonardo Fonseca, Tiago Batista da Costa Xavier, Luciana Moisés Camilo, Marco Orsini, Marco Antonio Alves Azizi, Cristiane Sousa Nascimento Baez Garcia, Mauricio de Sant Anna Jr

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.8784

  • 946 abstract views
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Case Reports

1 article

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  Fahr’s disease: familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification with and without extrapyramidal disorders

  Alberto Castagna, Carmen Ruberto, Rosa Paola Cerra, Laura Greco, Giovanni Ruotolo

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.8670

  • 1,169 abstract views
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