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See Latest ArticlesA 12-year prospective study of stroke risk in older Medicare beneficiaries
BMC Geriatrics, 07/02/09
Wolinsky FD et al. - The effect of this health shock marker (a time-dependent recent hospitalization indicator) was large and did not mediate the effects of the traditional risk factors. This suggests an especially vulnerable post-hospital transition period from adverse effects associated with both their underlying health shock (the reasons for the recent hospital admission) and the consequences of their treatments.
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