Rev Epidemiol Sante
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Rev Epidemiol Sante · Jun 2012
Six-month outcome of elderly people hospitalized via the emergency department: the SAFES cohort.
The objective of the study was to identify factors predictive of 6-month institutionalization or mortality in frail elderly patients after acute hospitalization. ⋯ The main factors predictive of 6-month outcome identified in this study are modifiable by global and multidisciplinary interventions. Their early identification and management would make it possible to modify frail elderly subjects' prognosis favorably.