Development of a clinical prediction model to calculate patient life expectancy: The Measure of Actuarial Life Expectancy (MALE)

Medical Decision Making

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 239-246

  Clarke, M G ^a,b   Kennedy, K P ^a   MacDonagh, R P ^a  

^a TAUNTON AND SOMERSET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Specialist Registrar General Surgery   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actuarial analysis; Comorbidity; Computer assisted decision making.; Life expectancy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA BASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PROGNOSIS;

AGE FACTORS; COMORBIDITY; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SEX FACTORS; SOFTWARE DESIGN; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 64549135477     PISSN: 0272989X     EISSN: 1552681X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272989X08327114     Document Type: Article

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