评估老年患者治疗中的竞争风险。
Assessing competing risks in treating the elderly.
作者信息
Welch H G, Albertsen P C, Wasson J H
机构信息
Veteran Affairs Medical Center, White River Junction, Vt., USA.
出版信息
Hosp Pract (1995). 1996 Nov 15;31(11):155-6, 158-9, 162, passim. doi: 10.1080/21548331.1996.11443383.
Abstract
For elderly patients, risks associated with a newly diagnosed disease may be less than competing risks of death and disability from other causes. Treatment benefits should be viewed in the context of normal life expectancy and quality of life.
摘要
对于老年患者而言，新诊断疾病所带来的风险可能低于因其他原因导致死亡和残疾的竞争风险。应从正常预期寿命和生活质量的角度看待治疗益处。
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