Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation of Fever and Infection in Older Adult Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities: 2008 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America
pp. 375-394(20)
Authors: High, Kevin P.; Bradley, Suzanne F.; Gravenstein, Stefan; Mehr, David R.; Quagliarello, Vincent J.; Richards, Chesley; Yoshikawa, Thomas T.

Fewer Emergency Readmissions and Better Quality of Life for Older Adults at Risk of Hospital Readmission: A Randomized Controlled Trial to Determine the Effectiveness of a 24-Week Exercise and Telephone Follow-Up Program
pp. 395-402(8)
Authors: Courtney, Mary; Edwards, Helen; Chang, Anne; Parker, Anthony; Finlayson, Kathleen; Hamilton, Kyra

Risk of Dementia in Older Breast Cancer Survivors: A Population-Based Cohort Study of the Association with Adjuvant Chemotherapy
pp. 403-411(9)
Authors: Baxter, Nancy N.; Durham, Sara B.; Phillips, Kelly-Anne; Habermann, Elizabeth B.; Virning, Beth A.

Persistent Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Up-to-Date Colorectal Cancer Testing in Medicare Enrollees
pp. 412-418(7)
Authors: Fenton, Joshua J.; Tancredi, Daniel J.; Green, Pamela; Franks, Peter; Baldwin, Laura-Mae

Body Mass Index and Risk of Adverse Cardiac Events in Elderly Patients with Hip Fracture: A Population-Based Study
pp. 419-426(8)
Authors: Batsis, John A.; Huddleston, Jeanne M.; Melton IIII, L. Joseph; Huddleston, Paul M.; Lopez-Jimenez, Francisco; Larson, Dirk R.; Gullerud, Rachel E.; McMahon, M. Molly

Association Between Anticholinergic Drugs and Apolipoprotein E ɛ4 Allele and Poorer Cognitive Function in Older Cardiovascular Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study
pp. 427-431(5)
Authors: Uusvaara, Juho; Pitkala, Kaisu H.; Tienari, Pentti J.; Kautiainen, Hannu; Tilvis, Reijo S.; Strandberg, Timo E.

Long-Term Function in an Older Cohort—The Cardiovascular Health Study All Stars Study
pp. 432-440(9)
Authors: Newman, Anne B.; Arnold, Alice M.; Sachs, Michael C.; Ives, Diane G.; Cushman, Mary; Strotmeyer, Elsa S.; Ding, Jingzhong; Kritchevsky, Stephen B.; Chaves, Paulo H. M.; Fried, Linda P.; Robbins, John

Scheduled Bright Light for Treatment of Insomnia in Older Adults
pp. 441-452(12)
Authors: Friedman, Leah; Zeitzer, Jamie M.; Kushida, Clete; Zhdanova, Irina; Noda, Art; Lee, Tina; Schneider, Bret; Guilleminault, Christian; Sheikh, Javaid; Yesavage, Jerome A.

Cognitive Impairment Improves the Predictive Validity of the Phenotype of Frailty for Adverse Health Outcomes: The Three-City Study
pp. 453-461(9)
Authors: Ávila-Funes, José Alberto; Amieva, Hélène; Barberger-Gateau, Pascale; Le Goff, Mélanie; Raoux, Nadine; Ritchie, Karen; Carrière, Isabelle; Tavernier, Béatrice; Tzourio, Christophe; Gutiérrez-Robledo, Luis Miguel; Dartigues, Jean-François

Which Providers Should Communicate Which Critical Information About a New Medication? Patient, Pharmacist, and Physician Perspectives
pp. 462-469(8)
Authors: Tarn, Derjung M.; Paterniti, Debora A.; Williams, Bradley R.; Cipri, Camille S.; Wenger, Neil S.

Responsiveness and Clinical Utility of the Geriatric Self-Efficacy Index for Urinary Incontinence
pp. 470-475(6)
Authors: Tannenbaum, Cara; Brouillette, Judith; Michaud, Julie; Korner-Bitensky, Nicol; Dumoulin, Chantale; Corcos, Jacques; Tu, Le Mai; Lemieux, Marie-Claude; Ouellet, Stephane; Valiquette, Luc

Long-Term Effect on Mortality of a Home Intervention that Reduces Functional Difficulties in Older Adults: Results from a Randomized Trial
pp. 476-481(6)
Authors: Gitlin, Laura N.; Hauck, Walter W.; Dennis, Marie P.; Winter, Laraine; Hodgson, Nancy; Schinfeld, Sandy

Respiratory Syncytial Virus Outbreak in a Long-Term Care Facility Detected Using Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction: An Argument for Real-Time Detection Methods
pp. 482-485(4)
Authors: Caram, L. Brett; Chen, Jodi; Taggart, E. William; Hillyard, David R.; She, Rosemary; Polage, Christopher R.; Twersky, Jack; Schmader, Kenneth; Petti, Cathy A.; Woods, Christopher W.

The Nursing Home Minimum Data Set for Vision and Its Association with Visual Acuity and Contrast Sensitivity
pp. 486-491(6)
Authors: Swanson, Mark W.; McGwin Jr., Gerald; Elliott, Amanda F.; Owsley, Cynthia

A Comparison of Frailty Indexes for the Prediction of Falls, Disability, Fractures, and Mortality in Older Men
pp. 492-498(7)
Authors: Ensrud, Kristine E.; Ewing, Susan K.; Cawthon, Peggy M.; Fink, Howard A.; Taylor, Brent C.; Cauley, Jane A.; Dam, Thuy-Tien; Marshall, Lynn M.; Orwoll, Eric S.; Cummings, Steven R.

Level and Change in Cognitive Test Scores Predict Risk of First Stroke
pp. 499-505(7)
Authors: DeFries, Triveni; Avendaño, Mauricio; Glymour, M. Maria

Healthcare Costs Associated with Depression in Medically Ill Fee-for-Service Medicare Participants
pp. 506-510(5)
Authors: Unützer, Jürgen; Schoenbaum, Michael; Katon, Wayne J.; Fan, Ming-Yu; Pincus, Harold A.; Hogan, Diane; Taylor, Jennifer

The Co-Occurrence of Chronic Diseases and Geriatric Syndromes: The Health and Retirement Study
pp. 511-516(6)
Authors: Lee, Pearl G.; Cigolle, Christine; Blaum, Caroline

Inconsistency in Classification and Reporting of In-Hospital Falls
pp. 517-523(7)
Authors: Haines, Terry P.; Massey, Bernadette; Varghese, Paul; Fleming, Jennifer; Gray, Len

A Brief, Intensive, Clinically Focused Geriatrics Course During the Third Year of Medical School
pp. 524-529(6)
Authors: Fisher, Alfred L.; O'Keefe, Elizabeth A.; Hanlon, Joseph T.; Studenski, Stephanie A.; Hennon, John G.; Resnick, Neil M.

Emergency Medical Service Attitudes Toward Geriatric Prehospital Care and Continuing Medical Education in Geriatrics
pp. 530-535(6)
Authors: Peterson, Lars-Kristofer N.; Fairbanks, Rollin J.; Hettinger, Aaron Z.; Shah, Manish N.

Systematic Review of Measures of Clinical Significance Employed in Randomized Controlled Trials of Drugs for Dementia
pp. 536-546(11)
Authors: Molnar, Frank J.; Man-Son-Hing, Malcolm; Fergusson, Dean

A Practice-Based Intervention to Improve Primary Care for Falls, Urinary Incontinence, and Dementia (See editorial comments by C. Seth Landefeld, pp 000-000)
pp. 547-555(9)
Authors: Wenger, Neil S.; Roth, Carol P.; Shekelle, Paul G.; Young, Roy T.; Solomon, David H.; Kamberg, Caren J.; Chang, John T.; Louie, Rachel; Higashi, Takahiro; MacLean, Catherine H.; Adams, John; Min, Lillian C.; Ransohoff, Kurt; Hoffing, Marc; Reuben, David B.

Pragmatic Approaches that Improve Care for Geriatric Conditions: Balancing the Promise and the Peril of Quality Indicators
pp. 556-558(3)
Author: Landefeld, C. Seth

OBTURATOR HERNIA: AN UNUSUAL CAUSE OF INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION
pp. 559-560(2)
Authors: Pai, Hui-Wen; Chang, Chia-Ming; Wu, I-Chien

MULTIMORBIDITY AND POLYPHARMACY: HOW TO REDUCE THE HARMFUL DRUG LOAD AND YET ADD NEEDED DRUGS IN THE ELDERLY? PROPOSAL OF A NEW DRUG CLASSIFICATION: FIT FOR THE AGED
pp. 560-561(2)
Author: Wehling, Martin

ORAL MIDAZOLAM FOR DEMENTIA-RELATED RESPONSE AGITATION
pp. 561-562(2)
Authors: Passmore, Michael J.; Sheldon, Les; Lax, Stuart; Wilkins-Ho, Michael; Illing, Martin

TREATMENT WITH METFORMIN IS PROTECTIVE AGAINST LIMITATIONS IN INSTRUMENTAL ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING IN OLDER SUBJECTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS
pp. 562-564(3)
Authors: Mazziotti, Gherardo; Bossoni, Simonetta; Orini, Stefania; Salimbeni, Petronilla; Gazzaruso, Carmine; Solerte, Bruno S.; Vescovi, Pierpaolo; Romanelli, Giuseppe; Giustina, Andrea

AN UNUSUAL CASE OF NIGHTMARES WITH GALANTAMINE
pp. 565-565(1)
Authors: Iraqi, Abid; Hughes, Terry Lynn

NOT A RETREAT, BUT ADVANCING ON NUMEROUS FRONTS
pp. 565-566(2)
Authors: Campbell, A. John; Robertson, M. Clare

RESPONSE LETTER TO DRS. CAMPBELL AND ROBERTSON
pp. 566-567(2)
Author: Tinetti, Mary E.

GLUCOSE AND LIPID PROFILE OF A LONG-LIVED RURAL HAN CHINESE POPULATION AND THEIR FAMILIES IN SOUTHWEST CHINA
pp. 567-568(2)
Authors: Gong, Yuan-Ying; Xie, Liang; Zhou, Wei-Ping; Zhang, Ya-Ping; Lian, Shi-Gang; Yang, Juan; Wang, Xue-Yi; Yang, Zhao; Gao, Shou-Jun; Xu, Liang-You

PROMPT RECOGNITION AND TREATMENT IN TRAUMATIC RETRO-ORBITAL HEMATOMA IN ANTICOAGULATED ELDERLY PEOPLE CAN SAVE SIGHT
pp. 568-569(2)
Authors: Scott, Mark; Thomson, Alexander

INFECTION CONTROL IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES: THE NEED FOR ENGAGEMENT
pp. 569-570(2)
Authors: Flinn, Denise R.; Malani, Preeti N.

CONTROVERSY IN TREATING THE OLDEST OLD WITH HYPERTENSION: IS THE HYPERTENSION IN THE VERY ELDERLY TRIAL THE FINAL ANSWER?
pp. 570-571(2)
Authors: Abramov, Dmitry; Cheng, Huai

EFFECT OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY COUNSELING ON HOME CARE USE IN OLDER PEOPLE
pp. 571-573(3)
Authors: von Bonsdorff, Mikaela B.; Leinonen, Raija; Kujala, Urho M.; Heikkinen, Eino; Törmäkangas, Timo; Hirvensalo, Mirja; Rasinaho, Minna; Karhula, Sirkka; Mänty, Minna; Rantanen, Taina

OLDER PATIENTS HAVE HIGHER CONVERSION RATES FOR LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY THAN YOUNGER PATIENTS
pp. 573-574(2)
Authors: Timmons, Suzanne; Chandio, Ashfaq; Twomey, Aongus; Aftab, Fuad

RESPONSE LETTER TO DR. TIMMONS ET AL.: ADVANCED AGE DOES NOT CARRY ANY RISK OF CONVERSION
pp. 574-574(1)
Authors: Kaya, I. Oskay; Ozmen, M. Mahir

List of Referees/Reviewers for the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society from July to December 2008
pp. 575-578(4)

ERRATUM
pp. 579-579(1)

Conferences and Courses
pp. 580-584(5)