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The frailty index is a predictor of cause-specific mortality independent of familial effects from midlife onwards: a large cohort study
BACKGROUND: Frailty index (FI) is a well-established predictor of all-cause mortality, but less is known for cause-specific mortality and whether familial effects influence the associations. Middle-aged individuals are also understudied for the association between FI and mortality. Furthermore, the...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6518710/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31088449 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-019-1331-8 |