Prediction of adverse health outcomes in older people using a frailty index based on routine primary care data

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 301-308

  Drubbel, Irene ^a   De Wit, Niek J ^a   Bleijenberg, Nienke ^a   Eijkemans, René J C ^a   Schuurmans, Marieke J ^a   Numans, Mattijs E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Frailty; General practice; Health care data; Proactive population based care; Routine

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOMES; OFFICE VISITS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; URBAN POPULATION;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873686128     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/gls161     Document Type: Article

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