Age and Ageing

Editor's view
pp. 357-357(1)
Author: Francis, R. M.

Adverse drug reactions in elderly: challenges in identification and improving preventative strategies
pp. 358-359(2)
Authors: Tangiisuran, Balamurugan; Wright, Juliet; Van der Cammen, Tischa; Rajkumar, Chakravarthi

Hip fracture and heart attacka lethal combination
pp. 360-361(2)
Author: Jay, Roger H.

News and Reviews
pp. 362-363(2)

Housing and health care for older people
pp. 364-367(4)
Author: Donald, Ian P.

Predicting the onset of delirium in the post-operative patient
pp. 368-373(6)
Author: Noimark, Dean

Non-pharmacological interventions in the prevention of delirium
pp. 374-379(6)
Authors: Tabet, Naji; Howard, Robert

Effect of parental age at birth on the accumulation of deficits, frailty and survival inolder adults
pp. 380-385(6)
Authors: Hubbard, Ruth E.; Andrew, Melissa K.; Rockwood, Kenneth

The course of delirium in acute stroke
pp. 385-389(5)
Authors: McManus, John; Pathansali, Rohan; Hassan, Hardi; Ouldred, Emma; Cooper, Derek; Stewart, Robert; Macdonald, Alastair; Jackson, Stephen

SGS: a structured treatment and teaching programme for older patients with diabetes mellitusa prospective randomised controlled multi-centre trial
pp. 390-396(7)
Authors: Braun, Anke K.; Kubiak, Thomas; Kuntsche, Jrn; Meier-Hfig, Martina; Mller, Ulrich A.; Feucht, Irene; Zeyfang, Andrej

Prevalence of flexible bronchoscopic removal of foreign bodies in the advanced elderly
pp. 396-400(5)
Authors: Boyd, Michael; Watkins, Franklin; Singh, Sonal; Haponik, Edward; Chatterjee, Arjun; Conforti, John; Chin, Robert

The association between dehydroepiandosterone and frailty in older men and women
pp. 401-406(6)
Authors: Voznesensky, M.; Walsh, S.; Dauser, D.; Brindisi, J.; Kenny, A. M.

Self-poisoning in older adults: patterns of drug ingestion and clinical outcomes
pp. 407-411(5)
Authors: Doak, Martin W.; Nixon, Andrew C.; Lupton, David J.; Waring, W. Stephen

Living and dying with dignity: a qualitative study of the views of older people in nursing homes
pp. 411-416(6)
Authors: Hall, Sue; Longhurst, Susan; Higginson, Irene

Comparison of a fall risk assessment tool with nurses judgement alone: a cluster-randomised controlled trial
pp. 417-423(7)
Authors: Meyer, Gabriele; Kpke, Sascha; Haastert, Burkhard; Mhlhauser, Ingrid

Falls and fear of falling: burden, beliefs andbehaviours
pp. 423-428(6)
Authors: Boyd, Rebecca; Stevens, Judy A.

Risk factors for hip fracture among institutionalised older people
pp. 429-434(6)
Authors: Chen, Jian Sheng; Sambrook, Philip N.; Simpson, Judy M.; Cameron, Ian D.; Cumming, Robert G.; Seibel, Markus J.; Lord, Stephen R.; March, Lyn M.

The influence of fear of falling on gait and balance in older people
pp. 435-440(6)
Authors: Reelick, Miriam F.; van Iersel, Marianne B.; Kessels, Roy P. C.; Rikkert, Marcel G. M. Olde

Typeface legibility of patient information leaflets intended for community-dwelling seniors
pp. 441-447(7)
Authors: Chubaty, Adriana; Sadowski, Cheryl A.; Carrie, Anita G.

Effects of whole body vibration training on cardiorespiratory fitness and muscle strength inolder individuals (a 1-year randomised controlled trial)
pp. 448-454(7)
Authors: Bogaerts, An C. G.; Delecluse, Christophe; Claessens, Albrecht L.; Troosters, Thierry; Boonen, Steven; Verschueren, Sabine M. P.

Detection of MCI in the clinic: evaluation of the sensitivity and specificity of a computerised test battery, the Hopkins Verbal Learning Test and the MMSE
pp. 455-460(6)
Authors: de Jager, Celeste A.; Schrijnemaekers, Anne-Claire M. C.; Honey, Thurza E. M.; Budge, Marc M.

Variation in care home admission across areas of Northern Ireland
pp. 461-465(5)
Authors: Connolly, Sheelah; OReilly, Dermot

Is vascular stiffness associated with the diameter of the abdominal aorta
pp. 466-469(4)
Authors: Fantin, Francesco; Bulpitt, C. J.; Bonapace, S.; Cameron, J. D.; Rajkumar, C.

PCI in octogenariansour centre real world experience
pp. 469-473(5)
Authors: Behan, M.; Dixon, G.; Haworth, P.; Blows, L.; Hildick-Smith, D.; Holmberg, S.; deBelder, A.

Postoperative myocardial damages after hip fracture repair are frequent and associated with a poor cardiac outcome: a three-hospital study
pp. 473-476(4)
Authors: Ausset, Sylvain; Minville, Vincent; Marquis, Constance; Fourcade, Olivier; Rosencher, Nadia; Benhamou, Dan; Auroy, Yves

Attended alone sign: validity and reliability for the exclusion of dementia
pp. 476-478(3)
Author: Larner, A. J.

Incidence and risk factors associated with hip fracture in institutionalised elderly people in Japan
pp. 478-482(5)
Authors: Nakamura, Kazutoshi; Takahashi, Shunsuke; Oyama, Mari; Nashimoto, Mitsue; Saito, Toshiko; Tsuchiya, Yasuo; Yoshizawa, Yoshiaki; Yamamoto, Masaharu

The right scan at the right time: reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome mimicking bilateral occipital lobe infarcts
pp. 483-484(2)
Authors: Limaye, Sameer; Cooper, Jonathan

Unusual evolution of a non-hacek Gram-negative endocarditis in a patient with Turner syndrome
pp. 485-486(2)
Authors: Bech, Carine; Huttner, Benedikt; Patterson, Judith Archambault; Perrenoud, Jean-Jacques

The rapid development of hyponatraemia and seizures in an elderly patient following sodium picosulfatemagnesium citrate (Picolax)
pp. 487-487(1)
Authors: Dillon, Cassandra Emily; Laher, Mark S.

An extraordinary findingaccidental diagnosis of complete pulmonary aplasia in a 90-year-old lady
pp. 487-487(1)
Authors: Holstein, Andreas; Weber, Michael

Postoperative myocardial damages are a key issue in patients outcome after hip fracture
pp. 488-489(2)
Authors: Daban, J. L.; De Saint Maurice, G. Pele; Batjom, E.; Falzone, E.; Ausset, S.

Reply
pp. 489-489(1)
Authors: Chong, Carol P.; Lam, Que T.; Ryan, Julie E.; Sinnappu, Rabindra N.; Lim, Wen Kwang

Misleading message
pp. 489-490(2)
Author: Euba, Rafael

Depression and hospital outcome
pp. 490-490(1)
Author: Dunstan, Edmund

Reply
pp. 490-490(1)
Author: Cullum, Sarah

Acopiaunable to cope or to copy
pp. 490-491(2)
Author: McVean, Alistair

Reply
pp. 491-491(1)
Authors: Kee, Yi-Yen Karen; Rippingale, Catherine

Mental health issues of older women: a comprehensive review for health care professionals
pp. 492-492(1)
Author: Taylor, John-Paul

Geriatric psychiatry basics
pp. 492-492(1)
Author: Kafetz, Kalman