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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Published in:GeroScience
Main Authors: Blodgett, Joanna M., Theou, Olga, Howlett, Susan E., Rockwood, Kenneth
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Springer International Publishing 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5636769/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28866737
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11357-017-9993-7
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