Development of a clinical prediction model to calculate patient life expectancy: the measure of actuarial life expectancy (male)
OBJECTIVES: To develop a clinical prediction model enabling the calculation of an individual patient's life expectancy (LE) and survival probability based on age, sex, and comorbidity for use in the joint decision-making process regarding medical treatment. METHODS: A computer software program was d...
| Published in: | Medical Decision Making Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 239 - 247 |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | research Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Mar/Apr2009
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