Development and validation of a prognostic index for 1-year mortality in older adults after hospitalization.

By L. Walter, K. Covinsky, RJ Brabd, R. Palmer, S. Counsell, R. Fortinsky, Landefeld Cs. Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2000

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Subfields: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Demography, Geriatrics and Gerontology

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