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Evaluating frailty scores to predict mortality in older adults using data from population based electronic health records: case control study

BACKGROUND: recognising that a patient is nearing the end of life is essential, to enable professional carers to discuss prognosis and preferences for end of life care. OBJECTIVE: investigate whether an electronic frailty index (eFI) generated from routinely collected data, can be used to predict mo...

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Autores principales: Stow, Daniel, Matthews, Fiona E, Barclay, Stephen, Iliffe, Steve, Clegg, Andrew, De Biase, Sarah, Robinson, Louise, Hanratty, Barbara
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6014267/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29546362
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afy022