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Validation of the JEN frailty index in the National Long-Term Care Survey community population: identifying functionally impaired older adults from claims data

BACKGROUND: Use of a claims-based index to identify persons with physical function impairment and at risk for long-term institutionalization would facilitate population health and comparative effectiveness research. The JEN Frailty Index [JFI] is comprised of diagnosis domains representing impairmen...

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Autores principales: Kinosian, Bruce, Wieland, Darryl, Gu, Xiliang, Stallard, Eric, Phibbs, Ciaran S., Intrator, Orna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6267903/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30497450
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-3689-2