Prognostic indices for older adults: A systematic review

JAMA

Volumn 307, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 182-192

  Yourman, Lindsey C ^a   Lee, Sei J ^a,b   Schonberg, Mara A ^c   Widera, Eric W ^a,b   Smith, Alexander K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

EID: 84862909269     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.1966     Document Type: Review

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