A Clinical Index to Stratify Hospitalized Older Adults According to Risk for New-Onset Disability

BACKGROUND: Many older adults who are independent prior to hospitalization develop a new disability by hospital discharge. Early risk stratification for new-onset disability may improve care. Thus, this study’s objective was to develop and validate a clinical index to determine, at admission, risk f...

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Main Authors: Mehta, Kala M., Pierluissi, Edgar, Boscardin, W. John, Kirby, Katharine A., Walter, Louise C., Chren, Mary-Margaret, Palmer, Robert M., Counsell, Steven R., Landefeld, C. Seth
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3839864/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21649616
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03409.x
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