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Title
Importance of functional measures in predicting mortality among older hospitalized patients.
Authors
Inouye, S K; Peduzzi, P N; Robison, J T; Hughes, J S; Horwitz, R I; Concato, J
Abstract
Measures of physical and cognitive function are strong prognostic predictors of hospital outcomes for older persons, but current risk adjustment and burden of illness assessment indices do not include these measures.