Frailty and mortality in patients with COVID-19

Affiliations

¹ Geriatrics Department, Imelda Hospital, Bonheiden 2820, Belgium; University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. Electronic address: michael.laurent@imelda.be.

Comment

Michaël R Laurent. Lancet Public Health. 2020 Nov.

. 2020 Nov;5(11):e579.

doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(20)30227-9.

¹ Geriatrics Department, Imelda Hospital, Bonheiden 2820, Belgium; University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. Electronic address: michael.laurent@imelda.be.

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Frailty and mortality in patients with COVID-19.
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Frailty and mortality in patients with COVID-19.
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Frailty and mortality in patients with COVID-19 - Authors' reply.
McCarthy K, Hewitt J, Myint PK, Quinn T, Carter B. McCarthy K, et al. Lancet Public Health. 2020 Nov;5(11):e582. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(20)30224-3. Lancet Public Health. 2020. PMID: 33120043 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

The effect of frailty on survival in patients with COVID-19 (COPE): a multicentre, European, observational cohort study.
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