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Do frailty and comorbidity indices improve risk prediction of 28-day ED reattendance? Reanalysis of an ED discharge nomogram for older people.

Evert GipsKatrina SpilsburyClaus BoeckerRebecca NgArendts Glenn
Published in: Aging clinical and experimental research (2018)
Addition of a comorbidity index to our previous model improves stratifying elderly at risk of ED reattendance. Our frailty measure did not demonstrate any additional predictive benefit.
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