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. 2020 Aug;46(8):1634-1636.
doi: 10.1007/s00134-020-06087-2. Epub 2020 May 25.

Frailty index predicts poor outcome in COVID-19 patients

Giuseppe Bellelli  1   2 , Paola Rebora  3 , Maria Grazia Valsecchi  3 , Paolo Bonfanti  4   5 , Giuseppe Citerio  4 ; COVID-19 Monza Team members
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Frailty index predicts poor outcome in COVID-19 patients

Giuseppe Bellelli et al. Intensive Care Med. 2020 Aug.
No abstract available

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  • Role of frailty in COVID-19 patients.
    Kow CS, Hasan SS. Kow CS, et al. Intensive Care Med. 2020 Oct;46(10):1956-1957. doi: 10.1007/s00134-020-06172-6. Epub 2020 Jul 8. Intensive Care Med. 2020. PMID: 32638046 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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