… at a geriatric centre. However, to provide a more encompassing picture of the health problems
of the elderly in the country, we … among the elderly in this region and other parts of Nigeria. …

… risk factors in urban and rural populations of Abia state, South eastern Nigeria using the WHO
… Common geriatric emergencies in a rural hospital in South-Eastern, Nigeria. Niger J Clin …

… admission in Umuahia, South-east Nigeria [31]; 15.7% of geriatric emergencies in South-east …
Common geriatric emergencies in a rural hospital in South-Eastern, Nigeria. Niger J Clin …

… The data on the knowledge of adequate elderly care, among elderly Nigerians are grossly
… For instance, in typical Nigerian culture54 it is generally believed that the elderly person will …

… for encounter among elderly pa ents a ending the Geriatric Clinic of a hospital in southern
… Common geriatric emergencies in a rural hospital in South-Eastern Nigeria. Niger J Clin …

… of the elderly accessing care in Nigerian hospitals. The aspects of the UBTH geriatrics project
… -in, it is possible to develop in-hospital geriatrics services in resource-limited settings. This …

… First, the study was carried out in few hospitals in rural southeast Nigeria and our findings …
southeast Nigeria. Many injured patients were ab initio moved to referral and private hospitals …

… This means that the number of elderly people to be supported and cared … country like Nigeria
is yet to fully institute elderly welfare home into the system, hence, a great number of elderly …

… data from southeast geopolitical zone of Nigeria on generalized peritonitis in the elderly. …
in geriatric emergency surgery has been attributed to emerging facts that elderly patients ≥ …

… The most common form of HEs in this study was DKA and the mixed form. This is comparable
to the findings by Nyenwe et al.[ 28 ] probably because of increasing occurrence of DKA in …