The challenge of the multifaceted prognosis in the older people and the Multidimensional Prognostic Index

Francesco Mattace-Raso¹, Alberto Pilotto^{2

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Affiliations

¹ Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
² Geriatric Unit, Department of Geriatric Care, Orthogeriatrics and Rehabilitation, EO Galliera Hospital, Genova, Italy. alberto.pilotto@galliera.it.
³ Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy. alberto.pilotto@galliera.it.

Editorial

Francesco Mattace-Raso et al. Eur Geriatr Med. 2021 Apr.

. 2021 Apr;12(2):223-226.

doi: 10.1007/s41999-021-00457-9.

Francesco Mattace-Raso¹, Alberto Pilotto^{2

3}

¹ Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
² Geriatric Unit, Department of Geriatric Care, Orthogeriatrics and Rehabilitation, EO Galliera Hospital, Genova, Italy. alberto.pilotto@galliera.it.
³ Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy. alberto.pilotto@galliera.it.

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Conflict of interest statement

Authors declared no conflit of interest.

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