Effect of Comorbidity Assessed by the Charlson Comorbidity Index on the Length of Stay, Costs and Mortality among Older Adults Hospitalised for Acute Stroke

The burden of comorbidity among stroke patients is high. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of comorbidity on the length of stay (LOS), costs, and mortality among older adults hospitalised for acute stroke. Among 776 older adults (mean age 80.1 ± 8.3 years; 46.7% female) hospitalised fo...

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Autores principales: Ofori-Asenso, Richard, Zomer, Ella, Chin, Ken Lee, Si, Si, Markey, Peter, Tacey, Mark, Curtis, Andrea J., Zoungas, Sophia, Liew, Danny
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6267000/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30424531
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15112532

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6267000/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30424531
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15112532

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