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Barthel Index at hospital admission is associated with mortality in geriatric patients: a Danish nationwide population-based cohort study

PURPOSE: The Barthel Index (BI)-100 is used to measure geriatric patients’ activities of daily living (ADL). The aim of this study was to explore whether BI at hospital admission is associated with mortality. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In a nationwide population-based cohort study, patients aged ≥65 year...

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Autores principales: Ryg, Jesper, Engberg, Henriette, Mariadas, Pavithra, Pedersen, Solvejg Gram Henneberg, Jorgensen, Martin Gronbech, Vinding, Kirsten Laila, Andersen-Ranberg, Karen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6267735/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30568512
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CLEP.S176035