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2020 Dec 24


Arch Gerontol Geriatr


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33476755?dopt=Abstract


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Predictors for development of critical illness amongst older adults with COVID-19: Beyond age to age-associated factors.

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Predictors for development of critical illness amongst older adults with COVID-19: Beyond age to age-associated factors.
Lim J P, Low K Y H, Lin N J J, Lim C Z Q, Ong S W X, Tan WYT, Tay W C, Tan H N, Young B E, Lye D C B, Lim W S
Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2020 Dec 24; 94:104331.
PMID: 33476755.

Abstract

Older adults with COVID-19 have disproportionately higher rates of severe disease and mortality. It is unclear whether this is attributable to age or attendant age-associated risk factors. This retrospective cohort study aims to characterize hospitalized older adults and examine if comorbidities, frailty and acuity of clinical presentation exert an age-independent effect on COVID-19 severity.
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