Accumulation of Deficits as a Proxy Measure of Aging

This paper develops a method for appraising health status in elderly people. A frailty index was defined as the proportion of accumulated deficits (symptoms, signs, functional impairments, and laboratory abnormalities). It serves as an individual state variable, reflecting severity of illness and pr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Mitnitski, Arnold B., Mogilner, Alexander J., Rockwood, Kenneth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: TheScientificWorldJOURNAL 2001
Materias:
Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6084020/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12806071
http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2001.58

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6084020/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12806071
http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2001.58

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