Estimating the survival of elderly patients diagnosed with dementia in Taiwan: A longitudinal study.
BACKGROUND:Dementia is characterized by prolonged progressive disability. Therefore, predicting mortality is difficult. An accurate prediction tool may be useful to ensure that end-of-life patients with dementia receive timely palliative care. PURPOSE:This study aims to establish a survival predicti...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6059383?pdf=render |