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