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Predictability of frailty index and its components on mortality in older adults in China
BACKGROUND: Frailty represents an increased vulnerability to external stressors due to decreased physiological reserve and dysfunction in multiple bodily systems. The relationship between frailty and mortality has been well-documented in the literature. However, less is known about the predictive po...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4960861/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27455962 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-016-0317-z |