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JAMDA

January 14, 2020

Morbidity Measures Predicting Mortality in Inpatients: A Systematic Review

Morbidity is an important risk factor for mortality and a variety of morbidity measures have been developed to predict patients' health outcomes. The objective of this systematic review was to compare the capacity of morbidity measures in predicting mortality among inpatients admitted to internal medi...
JAMDA

January 10, 2020

Association Between Bisphosphonates and Hospitalized Infection Among Frail Older AdultsClostridioides difficileAssociation Between Bisphosphonates and Hospitalized Infection Among Frail Older Adults

infection is a major source of morbidity and mortality among frail older adults, especially those in nursing homes (NHs). Safety reports have signaled that bisphosphonate use may be a contributing cause. We therefore evaluated the risk of hospitalization associated with oral bisphosphonate use in the NH....