The diagnosis “failure to thrive” and its impact on the care of hospitalized older adults: a matched case-control study
Abstract Background “Failure to thrive” and associated diagnoses are non-specific terms applied to older adults when there is lack of diagnostic clarity and imply an absence of medical acuity. We investigated the effect of such admission diagnoses on delivery of patient care in a cohort of older adu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-02-01
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| Series: | BMC Geriatrics |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-1462-y |