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    Composite diagnostic criteria are problematic for linking potentially distinct populations: the case of frailty

    Composite diagnostic criteria are common in frailty research. We worry distinct populations may be linked to each other due to complicated criteria. We aim to investigate whether distinct populations might be ...

    Yi-Sheng Chao, Chao-Jung Wu, Hsing-Chien Wu, Hui-Ting Hsu in Scientific Reports (2020)

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    Using syndrome mining with the Health and Retirement Study to identify the deadliest and least deadly frailty syndromes

    Syndromes are defined with signs or symptoms that occur together and represent conditions. We use a data-driven approach to identify the deadliest and most death-averse frailty syndromes based on frailty sympt...

    Yi-Sheng Chao, Chao-Jung Wu, Hsing-Chien Wu, Hui-Ting Hsu in Scientific Reports (2020)

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    Saline irrigation versus gauze wi** and suction only for peritoneal decontamination during laparoscopic repair for perforated peptic ulcer disease

    The aim of current single-center study was to compare the short-term outcome of suction and gauze wi** alone versus the irrigation and suction technique for peritoneal decontamination among patients who unde...

    Lien-Cheng Tsao, Joseph Lin, Kuo-Hua Lin, Sze-Yuin Ng in Scientific Reports (2023)