A multidimensional prognostic index in common conditions leading to death in older patients

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 172, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 594-

  Pilotto, Alberto ^a,b   Panza, Francesco ^b   Ferrucci, Luigi ^c  

^a S ANTONIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; AGED HOSPITAL PATIENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COITUS; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEMENTIA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MENTAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; MULTIDIMENSIONAL PROGNOSTIC INDEX; NOTE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELAPSE; RISK;

AREA UNDER CURVE; HUMANS; MORTALITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; ROC CURVE;

EID: 84859708298     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.1891     Document Type: Note

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