Development and validation of a prognostic index for 1-year mortality in older adults after hospitalization

JAMA

Volumn 285, Issue 23, 2001, Pages 2987-2994

  Walter, Louise C ^a   Brand, Richard J ^b   Counsell, Steven R ^c   Palmer, Robert M ^d   Landefeld, C Seth ^a   Fortinsky, Richard H ^e   Covinsky, Kenneth E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER; COMORBIDITY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0035919184     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.285.23.2987     Document Type: Article

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