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Frequency, associated features, and burden of neurological disorders in older adult inpatients in Brazil: a retrospective cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: The burden of neurological disorders (NDs) in older adult inpatients is often underestimated. We studied diagnostic frequency and comorbidity of NDs among inpatients aged ≥60 years. We compared rates of hospital mortality, length of stay (LOS), and readmission with younger patient counte...

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Autores principales: Bacellar, Aroldo, Pedreira, Bruno B., Costa, Gersonita, Assis, Telma
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5523147/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28738866
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-017-2260-x