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Title
Development and validation of a prognostic index for 1-year mortality in older adults after hospitalization.
Authors
Walter, L C; Brand, R J; Counsell, S R; Palmer, R M; Landefeld, C S; Fortinsky, R H; Covinsky, K E
Abstract
For many elderly patients, an acute medical illness requiring hospitalization is followed by a progressive decline, resulting in high rates of mortality in this population during the year following discharge. However, few prognostic indices have focused on predicting posthospital mortality in older adults.