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Comment
. 2020 Nov;5(11):e582.
doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(20)30224-3.

Frailty and mortality in patients with COVID-19 - Authors' reply

Kathryn McCarthy  1 , Jonathan Hewitt  2 , Phyo K Myint  3 , Terry Quinn  4 , Ben Carter  5
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Comment

Frailty and mortality in patients with COVID-19 - Authors' reply

Kathryn McCarthy et al. Lancet Public Health. 2020 Nov.
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  • The effect of frailty on survival in patients with COVID-19 (COPE): a multicentre, European, observational cohort study.
    Hewitt J, Carter B, Vilches-Moraga A, Quinn TJ, Braude P, Verduri A, Pearce L, Stechman M, Short R, Price A, Collins JT, Bruce E, Einarsson A, Rickard F, Mitchell E, Holloway M, Hesford J, Barlow-Pay F, Clini E, Myint PK, Moug SJ, McCarthy K; COPE Study Collaborators. Hewitt J, et al. Lancet Public Health. 2020 Aug;5(8):e444-e451. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(20)30146-8. Epub 2020 Jun 30. Lancet Public Health. 2020. PMID: 32619408 Free PMC article.
  • Frailty and mortality in patients with COVID-19.
    Laurent MR. Laurent MR. Lancet Public Health. 2020 Nov;5(11):e579. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(20)30227-9. Lancet Public Health. 2020. PMID: 33120040 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  • Frailty and mortality in patients with COVID-19.
    Darvall JN, Bellomo R, Young PJ, Rockwood K, Pilcher D. Darvall JN, et al. Lancet Public Health. 2020 Nov;5(11):e580. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(20)30228-0. Lancet Public Health. 2020. PMID: 33120041 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  • Frailty and mortality in patients with COVID-19.
    Pan D, Sze S, Minhas JS, Squire IB, Pareek M. Pan D, et al. Lancet Public Health. 2020 Nov;5(11):e581. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(20)30229-2. Lancet Public Health. 2020. PMID: 33120042 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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