Estimating treatment benefits for the elderly: The effect of competing risks

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 124, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 577-584

  Welch, H Gilbert ^b   Albertsen, Peter C ^c   Nease, Robert F ^d   Bubolz, Thomas A ^a   Wasson, John H ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029865134     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-124-6-199603150-00007     Document Type: Article

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