Dementia Increases the Risks of Acute Organ Dysfunction, Severe Sepsis and Mortality in Hospitalized Older Patients: A National Population-Based Study

• Hsiu-Nien Shen ,

  * E-mail: hsiunian@gmail.com

  Affiliations Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Yong-Kang District, Tainan, Taiwan, Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

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• Chin-Li Lu,

  Affiliations Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, Department of Medical Research, Chi Mei Medical Center, Yong-Kang District, Tainan, Taiwan

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• Chung-Yi Li

  Affiliations Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, Department of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

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