Prognostic indices for older adults: a systematic review.

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Published in JAMA on January 11, 2012

Authors

Lindsey C Yourman1, Sei J Lee, Mara A Schonberg, Eric W Widera, Alexander K Smith

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

The European Registry of Older Subjects With Atrial Fibrillation (EUROSAF) (EUROSAF) | NCT02973984

Integrated Multidisciplinary Patient and Family Advance Care Planning Trial (IMPACT) | NCT03609658

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