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Functional level at admission is a predictor of survival in older patients admitted to an acute geriatric unit
BACKGROUND: Functional decline is associated with increased risk of mortality in geriatric patients. Assessment of activities of daily living (ADL) with the Barthel Index (BI) at admission was studied as a predictor of survival in older patients admitted to an acute geriatric unit. METHODS: All firs...
Autores principales: | Matzen, Lars E, Jepsen, Ditte B, Ryg, Jesper, Masud, Tahir |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3462125/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22731680 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-12-32 |
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