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Development of a Frailty Index in the Irish Hip Fracture Database

INTRODUCTION: In older people, hip fracture can lead to adverse outcomes. Frailty, capturing biological age and vulnerability to stressors, can indicate those at higher risk. We derived a frailty index (FI) in the Irish Hip Fracture Database (IHFD) and explored associations with prolonged length of...

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Autores principales: Walsh, Mary, Ferris, Helena, Brent, Louise, Ahern, Emer, Coughlan, Tara, Romero-Ortuno, Roman
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10293399/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36210379
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00402-022-04644-6