Using the multidimensional prognostic index for treatment decisions and monitoring in frail older patients

The routine applicability of clinical guidelines and disease-specific end-points in frail older patients is problematic because of the exclusion of this group from clinical trials, their limited life expectancy, the co-existence of multiple disease states and poor functional status, and the presence...

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Main Author: Arduino A. Mangoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2017-09-01
Series:Geriatric Care
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Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/gc/article/view/7059