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Association between frailty and 30-day outcomes after discharge from hospital
Sharry Kahlon, Jenelle Pederson, Sumit R. Majumdar, Sara Belga, Darren Lau, Miriam Fradette, Debbie Boyko, Jeffrey A. Bakal, Curtis Johnston, Raj S. Padwal and Finlay A. McAlister
CMAJ August 11, 2015 187 (11) 799-804; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.150100
Sharry Kahlon
Division of General Internal Medicine (Kahlon, Pederson, Majumdar, Belga, Lau, Padwal, McAlister); Patient Health Outcomes Research and Clinical Effectiveness Unit (Bakal, McAlister); Epidemiology Coordinating and Research (EPICORE) Centre (Fradette, Boyko, McAlister), University of Alberta; Department of Medicine (Johnston), Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta.
MD MHAJenelle Pederson
Division of General Internal Medicine (Kahlon, Pederson, Majumdar, Belga, Lau, Padwal, McAlister); Patient Health Outcomes Research and Clinical Effectiveness Unit (Bakal, McAlister); Epidemiology Coordinating and Research (EPICORE) Centre (Fradette, Boyko, McAlister), University of Alberta; Department of Medicine (Johnston), Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta.
BASumit R. Majumdar
Division of General Internal Medicine (Kahlon, Pederson, Majumdar, Belga, Lau, Padwal, McAlister); Patient Health Outcomes Research and Clinical Effectiveness Unit (Bakal, McAlister); Epidemiology Coordinating and Research (EPICORE) Centre (Fradette, Boyko, McAlister), University of Alberta; Department of Medicine (Johnston), Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta.
MD MPHSara Belga
Division of General Internal Medicine (Kahlon, Pederson, Majumdar, Belga, Lau, Padwal, McAlister); Patient Health Outcomes Research and Clinical Effectiveness Unit (Bakal, McAlister); Epidemiology Coordinating and Research (EPICORE) Centre (Fradette, Boyko, McAlister), University of Alberta; Department of Medicine (Johnston), Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta.
MDDarren Lau
Division of General Internal Medicine (Kahlon, Pederson, Majumdar, Belga, Lau, Padwal, McAlister); Patient Health Outcomes Research and Clinical Effectiveness Unit (Bakal, McAlister); Epidemiology Coordinating and Research (EPICORE) Centre (Fradette, Boyko, McAlister), University of Alberta; Department of Medicine (Johnston), Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta.
MD PhDMiriam Fradette
Division of General Internal Medicine (Kahlon, Pederson, Majumdar, Belga, Lau, Padwal, McAlister); Patient Health Outcomes Research and Clinical Effectiveness Unit (Bakal, McAlister); Epidemiology Coordinating and Research (EPICORE) Centre (Fradette, Boyko, McAlister), University of Alberta; Department of Medicine (Johnston), Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta.
BScPharmDebbie Boyko
Division of General Internal Medicine (Kahlon, Pederson, Majumdar, Belga, Lau, Padwal, McAlister); Patient Health Outcomes Research and Clinical Effectiveness Unit (Bakal, McAlister); Epidemiology Coordinating and Research (EPICORE) Centre (Fradette, Boyko, McAlister), University of Alberta; Department of Medicine (Johnston), Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta.
RNJeffrey A. Bakal
Division of General Internal Medicine (Kahlon, Pederson, Majumdar, Belga, Lau, Padwal, McAlister); Patient Health Outcomes Research and Clinical Effectiveness Unit (Bakal, McAlister); Epidemiology Coordinating and Research (EPICORE) Centre (Fradette, Boyko, McAlister), University of Alberta; Department of Medicine (Johnston), Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta.
PhDCurtis Johnston
Division of General Internal Medicine (Kahlon, Pederson, Majumdar, Belga, Lau, Padwal, McAlister); Patient Health Outcomes Research and Clinical Effectiveness Unit (Bakal, McAlister); Epidemiology Coordinating and Research (EPICORE) Centre (Fradette, Boyko, McAlister), University of Alberta; Department of Medicine (Johnston), Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta.
MDRaj S. Padwal
Division of General Internal Medicine (Kahlon, Pederson, Majumdar, Belga, Lau, Padwal, McAlister); Patient Health Outcomes Research and Clinical Effectiveness Unit (Bakal, McAlister); Epidemiology Coordinating and Research (EPICORE) Centre (Fradette, Boyko, McAlister), University of Alberta; Department of Medicine (Johnston), Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta.
MD MScFinlay A. McAlister
Division of General Internal Medicine (Kahlon, Pederson, Majumdar, Belga, Lau, Padwal, McAlister); Patient Health Outcomes Research and Clinical Effectiveness Unit (Bakal, McAlister); Epidemiology Coordinating and Research (EPICORE) Centre (Fradette, Boyko, McAlister), University of Alberta; Department of Medicine (Johnston), Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta.
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Sharry Kahlon, Jenelle Pederson, Sumit R. Majumdar, Sara Belga, Darren Lau, Miriam Fradette, Debbie Boyko, Jeffrey A. Bakal, Curtis Johnston, Raj S. Padwal, Finlay A. McAlister
CMAJ Aug 2015, 187 (11) 799-804; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.150100
Association between frailty and 30-day outcomes after discharge from hospital
Sharry Kahlon, Jenelle Pederson, Sumit R. Majumdar, Sara Belga, Darren Lau, Miriam Fradette, Debbie Boyko, Jeffrey A. Bakal, Curtis Johnston, Raj S. Padwal, Finlay A. McAlister
CMAJ Aug 2015, 187 (11) 799-804; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.150100
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