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Geriatric medicine

a prognostic index from sex, dependence in daily activities, comorbid conditions and laboratory values that estimates one-year mortality in older adults after hospital discharge.

In geriatric medicine, Walter index refers to a prognostic index from sex, dependence in daily activities, comorbid conditions and laboratory values that estimates one-year mortality in older adults after hospital discharge. This meaning comes from Walter (2001) in JAMA.[1]

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References

Walter, L. C. (2001). Development and Validation of a Prognostic Index for 1-Year Mortality in Older Adults After Hospitalization. JAMA, 285(23), 2987. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.285.23.2987

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