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  1. Uric acid and endothelial function in elderly community-dwelling subjects

    Article • Experimental Gerontology, March 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero

  2. Long term use of cholinesterase inhibitors in the old population with Alzheimer disease.

    Article • Journal of Alzheimer s Disease, January 2017, IOS Press

    Professor Patrizia Mecocci, Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero

  3. Subjective memory complaints and depression as clinical symptoms of disseminated nocardiosis byNocardia abscessus

    Article • Geriatrics and Gerontology International, October 2016, Wiley

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero

  4. “Oldest old” man with odynophagia and generalized asthenia: It could be tetanus!

    Article • Geriatrics and Gerontology International, July 2016, Wiley

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero

  5. Lack of Energy and Negative Health-Related Outcomes in Nursing Home Residents: Results From the INCUR Study

    Article • Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, June 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero, Dr Mario Ulises Perez Zepeda

  6. Prognostic value of anemia in terms of disability and mortality in hospitalized geriatric patients: results from the CRIME study

    Article • Geriatric Care, April 2016, PAGEPress Publications

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero

  7. Fatigue as a clinical sign of biological aging: exploratory analyses from the MINDED project

    Article • Geriatrics and Gerontology International, April 2016, Wiley

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero

  8. Diagnostic Assessment and Management of Dysphagia in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease

    Article • Journal of Alzheimer s Disease, February 2016, IOS Press

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero, Luigi Marano

  9. The clock drawing test as a screening tool in mild cognitive impairment and very mild dementia: a new brief method of scoring and normative data in the elderly

    Article • Neurological Sciences, February 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero

  10. Does being assisted by care workers affect antipsychotics prescription among older people discharged from hospital?

    Article • Geriatrics and Gerontology International, January 2016, Wiley

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero

  11. Predictors of rehospitalization among older adults: Results of the CRIME Study

    Article • Geriatrics and Gerontology International, January 2016, Wiley

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero, Prof Antonio Cherubini

  12. Bone Mineral Density and Cognitive Decline in Elderly Women: Results from the InCHIANTI Study

    Article • Calcified Tissue International, December 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero

  13. Fatigue: Relevance and implications in the aging population

    Article • Experimental Gerontology, October 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero, Dr Mario Ulises Perez Zepeda

  14. From cellular senescence to Alzheimer’s disease: The role of telomere shortening

    Article • Ageing Research Reviews, July 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero

  15. Fracture prevention service to bridge the osteoporosis care gap

    Article • Clinical Interventions in Aging, June 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Marta Baroni, Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero, Professor Patrizia Mecocci

  16. The Relationship Between Urinary Total Polyphenols and the Frailty Phenotype in a Community-Dwelling Older Population: The InCHIANTI Study

    Article • The Journals of Gerontology Series A, April 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero

  17. Interaction Between Bone and Muscle in Older Persons with Mobility Limitations

    Article • Current Pharmaceutical Design, May 2014, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero

  18. Polypharmacy and health outcomes among older adults discharged from hospital: Results from the CRIME study

    Article • Geriatrics and Gerontology International, January 2014, Wiley

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero

  19. Lymphocyte mitochondria: toward identification of peripheral biomarkers in the progression of Alzheimer disease

    Article • Free Radical Biology and Medicine, December 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero

  20. Pattern of Medication Use Among Older Inpatients in Seven Hospitals in Italy: Results from the Criteria to Assess Appropriate Medication Use Among Elderly Complex Patients (CRIME) Project

    Article • Current Drug Safety, July 2013, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero

  21. Underrecognition and Undertreatment of Dementia in Italian Nursing Homes

    Article • Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, October 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero

  22. The views of older people and carers on participation in clinical trials: the PREDICT Study

    Article • Clinical Investigation, March 2012, Future Science

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero

  23. Prior antiplatelet drug use and short-term mortality in older patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS)

    Article • Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, January 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero

  24. Predictors of Hospitalization in Italian Nursing Home Residents: The U.L.I.S.S.E. Project

    Article • Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, January 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero

  25. Hyperparathyroidism in the elderly: shifting the focus from bone to brain

    Article • Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, October 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero

  26. The Prevention of Adverse Drug Reactions in Older Subjects

    Article • Current Drug Metabolism, September 2011, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero

  27. The Persistent Exclusion of Older Patients From Ongoing Clinical Trials Regarding Heart Failure

    Article • Archives of Internal Medicine, March 2011, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero

  28. The effect of polyunsaturated fatty acids on bone health

    Article • Reviews in Clinical Gerontology, February 2011, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero

  29. Potentially Inappropriate Drug Prescriptions and Risk of Hospitalization among Older, Italian, Nursing Home Residents

    Article • Drugs & Aging, September 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero

  30. A multi-dimensional questionnaire quantifying quality of life in elderly osteoporotic women: the Italian Triple-Q Osteoporosis Study

    Article • Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, August 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero

  31. Emotional and Psychological Distress of Persons Involved in the Care of Patients with Alzheimer Disease Predicts Falls and Fractures in Their Care Recipients

    Article • Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, January 2010, Karger Publishers

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero

  32. Inappropriate Drug Prescriptions among Older Nursing Home Residents

    Article • Drugs & Aging, December 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero

  33. Development of CRIteria to Assess Appropriate Medication Use among Elderly Complex Patients (CRIME) Project

    Article • Drugs & Aging, December 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero

  34. Relationship Between Higher Estradiol Levels and 9-Year Mortality in Older Women: The Invecchiare in Chianti Study

    Article • Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, October 2009, Wiley

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero

  35. Uric Acid and Dementia in Community-Dwelling Older Persons

    Article • Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, April 2009, Karger Publishers

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero

  36. Plasma Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Age-Related Physical Performance Decline

    Article • Rejuvenation Research, February 2009, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero

  37. Estradiol and Inflammatory Markers in Older Men

    Article • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, February 2009, Endocrine Society

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero

  38. Low plasma selenium concentrations and mortality among older community-dwelling adults: the InCHIANTI Study

    Article • Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, April 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero

  39. Reply

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, October 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero

  40. The Interplay Between Uric Acid and Antioxidants in Relation to Physical Function in Older Persons

    Article • Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, August 2007, Wiley

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero

  41. Usefulness of Uric Acid to Predict Changes in C-Reactive Protein and Interleukin-6 in 3-Year Period in Italians Aged 21 to 98 Years

    Article • The American Journal of Cardiology, July 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero

  42. The Effect Of Age On Substrate Utilization During Graded Exercise Testing

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, May 2007, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero

  43. White Blood Cell Count and Mortality in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, May 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero

  44. Unexplained anaemia in older persons is characterised by low erythropoietin and low levels of pro-inflammatory markers

    Article • British Journal of Haematology, March 2007, Wiley

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero

  45. Risk Factors for Short-Term Mortality in Older Subjects with Acute Ischemic Stroke

    Article • Gerontology, July 2006, Karger Publishers

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero

  46. Relation of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor Treatment to Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 Serum Levels in Subjects >65 Years of Age (the InCHIANTI Study)

    Article • The American Journal of Cardiology, May 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero

  47. Low levels of carotenoids and retinol in involutional osteoporosis

    Article • Bone, February 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero

  48. Potential markers of oxidative stress in stroke

    Article • Free Radical Biology and Medicine, October 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero

  49. Depression in the elderly: new concepts and therapeutic approaches

    Article • Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, June 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Carmelinda Ruggiero