The use of linked routine data to optimise calculation of the Hospital Frailty Risk Score on the basis of previous hospital admissions: a retrospective observational cohort study

Summary: Background: The Hospital Frailty Risk Score (HFRS) has been widely but inconsistently applied in published studies, particularly in how diagnostic information recorded in previous hospital admissions is used in its construction. We aimed to assess how many previous admissions should be con...

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Main Authors: Andrew Street, ProfPhD, Laia Maynou, PhD, Thomas Gilbert, PhD, Tony Stone, BSc, Suzanne Mason, ProfMD, Simon Conroy, ProfPhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-03-01
Series:The Lancet. Healthy Longevity
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666756821000040