A frailty index from common clinical and laboratory tests predicts increased risk of death across the life course

A frailty index (FI) based entirely on common clinical and laboratory tests might offer scientific advantages in understanding ageing and pragmatic advantages in screening. Our main objective was to compare an FI based on common laboratory tests with an FI based on self-reported data; we additionall...

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Autores principales: Blodgett, Joanna M., Theou, Olga, Howlett, Susan E., Rockwood, Kenneth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2017
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5636769/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28866737
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11357-017-9993-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5636769/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28866737
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11357-017-9993-7

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