Validation of a new mortality risk prediction model for people 65 years and older in northwest Russia: The Crystal risk score.

Prediction models help to make decisions about further management in clinical practice. This study aims to develop a mortality risk score based on previously identified risk predictors and to perform internal and external validations.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Main Authors: Turusheva, Anna, Frolova, Elena, Vaes, Bert, Hegendörfer, Eralda, Degryse, Jean-Marie
Other Authors: UCL - SSS/IRSS - Institut de recherche santé et société
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Ireland Ltd 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/184304
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2017.03.004
Description
Summary:Prediction models help to make decisions about further management in clinical practice. This study aims to develop a mortality risk score based on previously identified risk predictors and to perform internal and external validations.