Age and co-morbidities as independent risk factors of infections leading to hospital admission in the last year of life among the elderly: A retrospective registry-based study

Background: The immune system declines with age, but the impact of chronological age may be affected by sex, co-morbidities, and sociodemographic factors. Objective: The article aims to study infections associated with hospital admission in the elderly in their last year of life and the impact of ag...

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Published in:	Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences
Main Authors:	Linda Björkhem-Bergman, Torbjörn Schultz, Peter Strang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Upsala Medical Society 2024-03-01
Subjects:	elderly age aging infections co-morbidities frailty sex-and-gender immunity sociodemographic factors
Online Access:	https://ujms.net/index.php/ujms/article/view/10504/16989