Prognostic factors of long-term survival in geriatric inpatients. Should we change the recommendations for the oldest people?

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 481-488

  Bień, Barbara ^a   Bien Barkowska K ^b   Wojskowicz, A ^a   Kasiukiewicz, A ^a   Wojszel, Z B ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

^b WARSAW SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Poland)

Author keywords

BMI; cholesterol; geriatric patients; hemoglobin; Long term survival

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HEMOGLOBIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DEATH CERTIFICATE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LONG TERM SURVIVAL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE; COMORBIDITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTER; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84928106076     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-014-0570-9     Document Type: Article

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