In the original version of this manuscript, an error occurred in the abstract. For the line, `a minority (307; 38%) were classified as having low acuity (CTAS: 1–2)', `low' should read `high'. This has now been corrected and the author apologises for the error.
. 2020 Jul 24;50(6):e12. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afaa153
Corrigendum to: The role of illness acuity on the association between frailty and mortality in emergency department patients referred to internal medicine
Mohammad Habibullah Pulok
1, Olga Theou
1,2, Alexandra M van der Valk
1, Kenneth Rockwood
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Mohammad Habibullah Pulok
1Geriatric Medicine Research, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Olga Theou
1Geriatric Medicine Research, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
2School of Physiotherapy, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Alexandra M van der Valk
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Kenneth Rockwood
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3Divisions of Geriatric Medicine & Neurology, Dalhousie University & Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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1Geriatric Medicine Research, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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3Divisions of Geriatric Medicine & Neurology, Dalhousie University & Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Received 2020 Mar 3; Revised 2020 Mar 12; Revision requested 2020 Apr 6; Accepted 2020 Apr 6; Collection date 2021 Nov.
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This corrects the article "The role of illness acuity on the association between frailty and mortality in emergency department patients referred to internal medicine" in volume 49 on page 1071.