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After the publication of this work [1] it was noticed that Fig. 2 is Fig. 3 duplicated. The correct figure is shown below.
a The number (#) of patients with admission laboratory test results outside (out) or inside (in) the reference interval (ref) and their corresponding proportion of mortality within 3 years from discharge. Significance of difference by Chi-Square * ~ P ≤ 0.001, ** ~ P ≤ 0.05. b differences in the mortality proportion for patients inside versus outside the reference interval. FI-OutRef: Frailty index by the number of admission laboratory test results outside the reference interval. MCHC: Mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration. MCV: Mean corpuscular volume. BUN: Blood urea nitrogen. ALAT: Alanine aminotransferase. LDH: Lactate dehydrogenase. Coag. Fac. II,VII, X: Coagulation factor II, VII and X]
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Klausen HH, Petersen J, Bandholm T, Juul-Larsen HG, Tavenier J, Eugen-Olsen J, et al. Association between routine laboratory tests and long-term mortality among acutely admitted older medical patients: a cohort study. BMC Geriatr. 2017;17:62.
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Klausen, H.H., Petersen, J., Bandholm, T. et al. Erratum to: Association between routine laboratory tests and long-term mortality among acutely admitted older medical patients: a cohort study. BMC Geriatr 17, 67 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-017-0463-y
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