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Assessing Competing Risks in Treating the Elderly

Authors :
John H. Wasson
Peter C. Albertsen
Welch Hg
Source :
Hospital Practice. 31:155-166
Publication Year :
1996
Publisher :
Informa UK Limited, 1996.

Abstract

For elderly patients, risks associated with a newly diagnosed disease may be less than competing risks of death and disability from other causes. Treatment benefits should be viewed in the context of normal life expectancy and quality of life.

Details

ISSN :
23771003 and 21548331
Volume :
31
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Hospital Practice
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....185d42a331c339cfee69a430560e96db
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/21548331.1996.11443383