Assessing competing risks in treating the elderly

Hospital Practice
H G WelchJ H Wasson

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.

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Feb 24, 2006·The American Journal of Gastroenterology·Tushar PatelShail Maheshwari

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