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Operationalizing a frailty index using routine blood and urine tests

BACKGROUND: Uncomplicated frailty instruments are desirable for use in a busy clinical setting. The aim of this study was to operationalize a frailty index (FI) from routine blood and urine tests, and to evaluate the properties of this FI compared to other frailty instruments. MATERIALS AND METHODS:...

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Autores principales: Ritt, Martin, Jäger, Jakob, Ritt, Julia Isabel, Sieber, Cornel Christian, Gaßmann, Karl-Günter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5500540/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28721031
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S131987