Validation study of Charlson Comorbidity Index in predicting mortality in Chinese older adults

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 452-457

  Chan, Tuen Ching ^a,b   Luk, James Ka Hay ^a   Chu, Leung Wing ^b   Chan, Felix Hon Waic ^a  

^a Fung Yiu King Hospital   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Charlson Comorbidity Index; Chinese; Mortality; Older adults; Validation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; CHINESE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEMENTIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; KIDNEY DISEASE; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOLID TUMOR; VALIDATION STUDY; VERY ELDERLY; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COMORBIDITY; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRENDS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84897484333     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ggi.12129     Document Type: Article

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