Preliminary investigation on diseases of the elderly patients in the internal diseases department of Thai nguyen Hospital.
- Author:
Loan Thi Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Aged
- MeSH:
Disease;
aged
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
1999;232(1):1-3
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
This study included 448 patients older than 60 years during 1992 with the following characteristics: sex: 55.58% male; 44.42% female. Geographic repartition: 57.14% from country side: 42.86% from town. Ethnic repatition: 94.64% Kinh; 3.35% Tay; 1.12% Nung and 0.89% (3 other ethnic minorities). Diseases of: gastro- intestinal tract: 27.23%. Respiratory tract: 26.56%. Cardiovascular system: 21.65%. Nervous system: 10.26%. Urinary- genital tract: 6.47%. Blood system: 2.9%. Others: 3.34%.
