Published on in Vol 22 , No 6 (2020) :June

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/16213, first published .
Comparisons Between Hypothesis- and Data-Driven Approaches for Multimorbidity Frailty Index: A Machine Learning Approach

Comparisons Between Hypothesis- and Data-Driven Approaches for Multimorbidity Frailty Index: A Machine Learning Approach

Comparisons Between Hypothesis- and Data-Driven Approaches for Multimorbidity Frailty Index: A Machine Learning Approach

Li-Ning Peng 1, 2, 3 * , MD, PhD ;   Fei-Yuan Hsiao 4, 5, 6 * , PhD ;   Wei-Ju Lee 1, 2, 3, 7 , MD, PhD ;   Shih-Tsung Huang 4 , PharmD, MS ;   Liang-Kung Chen 1, 2, 3 , MD, PhD

1 Aging and Health Research Center , National Yang Ming University , Taipei , TW

2 Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology , Taipei Veterans General Hospital , Taipei , TW

3 Department of Geriatric Medicine , National Yang Ming University School of Medicine , Taipei , TW

4 Graduate Institute of Clinical Pharmacy , College of Medicine , National Taiwan University , Taipei , TW

5 School of Pharmacy , College of Medicine , National Taiwan University , Taipei , TW

6 Department of Pharmacy , National Taiwan University Hospital , Taipei , TW

7 Department of Family Medicine , Taipei Veterans General Hospital Yuanshan Branch , Yi-Lan , TW

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Liang-Kung Chen, MD, PhD
  • Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology
  • Taipei Veterans General Hospital
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  • Taipei
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  • Email: lkchen2@vghtpe.gov.tw