Development and validation of a prognostic index for 2-year mortality in Chinese older residents living in nursing homes

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 555-562

  Chan, Tuen Ching ^a,b   Shea, Yat Fung ^a,b   Luk, Ka Hay ^a   Chan, Hon Wai ^a   Chu, Leung Wing ^b  

^a Fung Yiu King Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Geriatric medicine; Nursing home; Prognostic index

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; CHINESE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HONG KONG; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROGNOSTIC INDEX; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AREA UNDER CURVE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY; NURSING HOMES; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE;

EID: 84862681960     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0594.2011.00804.x     Document Type: Article

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