A standard procedure for creating a frailty index

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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Main Authors: Gahbauer Evelyne A, Mitnitski Arnold, Searle Samuel D, Gill Thomas M, Rockwood Kenneth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-09-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2318/8/24

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