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Wendy L. Adams
Researcher at University of Nebraska Medical Center
Publications - 4
Citations - 198
Wendy L. Adams is an academic researcher from University of Nebraska Medical Center. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Geriatrics. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 4 publications receiving 191 citations.
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Primary Care for Elderly People Why Do Doctors Find It So Hard
Wendy L. Adams,Helen E. McIlvain,Naomi L. Lacy,Homa Magsi,Benjamin F. Crabtree,Sharon K. Yenny,Michael A. Sitorius +6 more
TL;DR: Much of the difficulty participants experienced could be facilitated by changes in the health care delivery system and in medical education, and the voices of these physicians and the model resulting from the analysis can inform change.
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Physicians' Perspectives on Caring for Cognitively Impaired Elders
TL;DR: A patient's impaired ability to provide an accurate history and to participate in self-care hindered the usual process of care, often resulting in greater medical uncertainty and feelings of inadequacy and frustration for the physician.
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Alcohol and the health of aging men.
TL;DR: The epidemiology and clinical effects of alcohol use in aging men are reviewed and aggressive intervention demands aggressive intervention when encountered in cognitively impaired people.
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Alcohol and injuries in elderly people
Wendy L. Adams,Thomas V. Jones +1 more
TL;DR: This paper reviews the epidemiological studies of the relationship between alcohol and falls, hip fractures and other injuries in the elderly population and discusses sources of error in these studies.