Prediction of Adverse Events in a High-Risk Population: The Skilled Nursing Facility Prognosis Score

Ellen Kaehr¹, Kathleen T Unroe^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, School of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana.
² Regenstrief Institute, Inc, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.

Editorial

Ellen Kaehr et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 Sep.

. 2020 Sep;68(9):1931-1932.

doi: 10.1111/jgs.16652. Epub 2020 Jul 1.

Ellen Kaehr¹, Kathleen T Unroe^{1

2}

¹ Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, School of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana.
² Regenstrief Institute, Inc, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.

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External Validation of the Skilled Nursing Facility Prognosis Score for Predicting Mortality, Hospital Readmission, and Community Discharge in Veterans.
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