Prediction of 6-month Mortality in Nursing Home Residents with Advanced Dementia: Validity of a Risk Score

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 464-468

  van der Steen, Jenny T ^a   Mitchell, Susan L ^b   Frijters, Dinnus H M ^a   Kruse, Robin L ^c   Ribbe, Miel W ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Hebrew Senior Life   (United States)

^c University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

dementia; nursing homes; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE SIZE; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED STATES; VALIDITY;

EID: 34548496275     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2007.05.004     Document Type: Article

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