IS THE ACUTE PHYSIOLOGY AND CHRONIC HEALTH EVALUATION (APACHE) SCALE AGIST

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NISKANEN, M [1 ]
NISKANEN, L [1 ]
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[1] KUOPIO UNIV HOSP,DEPT INTERNAL MED,SF-70210 KUOPIO,FINLAND
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10.2165/00002512-199405030-00001
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R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];
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03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;
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There are already available scoring systems which take age into account as an important variable along with a large number of other outcome determinants. Thus, if by agism we mean the discrimination against the elderly solely on the grounds of their being old, the APACHE-system is not agist. However, in this respect, scoring systems need refinement, as attempted in the third version of APACHE. Finally, it should be remembered that these scoring systems are not intended to replace but to supplement clinical judgement. © 1994, Adis International Limited. All rights reserved.
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