A standard procedure for creating a frailty index
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Frailty can be measured in relation to the accumulation of deficits using a frailty index. A frailty index can be developed from most ageing databases. Our objective is to systematically describe a standard procedure for constructing...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-09-01
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| Series: | BMC Geriatrics |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2318/8/24 |