Risk Score for Predicting Mortality in People With Dementia
- 11 June 2019
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Physicians Postgraduate Press, Inc in The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
- Vol. 80 (4)
- https://doi.org/10.4088/jcp.18m12629
Abstract
From The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry: Using an 11-year follow-up of a population-based retrospective cohort, a risk score model identified 11 acute and chronic factors to predict mortality for dementia patients. A suitable care plan can now be formulated with patients and caregivers.Keywords
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