A proposal for a self-rated frailty index and status for patient-oriented research
Abstract Objective Frailty indices are important predictors of major health outcomes, but mostly designed by and for researchers and specialists. Three of the most commonly used theory-based indices are composite measures that are subject to arbitrary assumptions and biases introduced due to data pr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-03-01
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| Series: | BMC Research Notes |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-019-4206-3 |