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Frailty Predicts Waitlist Mortality in Liver Transplant Candidates

American Journal of Transplantation · 2014 · Vol. 14(8) · pp. 1870–1879
Jennifer C. LaiSandy FengN.A. TerraultB. LizaolaHilary HayssenKen Covinsky
Nutrition and Health in AgingFrailty in Older AdultsLiver Disease and TransplantationMedicineHazard ratioConfidence intervalLiver diseaseModel for End-Stage Liver DiseaseInternal medicineLiver transplantationPopulationGerontologyTransplantation

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Activities of Daily LivingFemaleFollow-Up StudiesPersons with DisabilitiesDisabled PersonsHumansLiverMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexWaiting ListsLiver TransplantationTreatment Outcome

Funding

  • American College of Gastroenterology
  • University of California, San Francisco
  • Liver Center, University of California, San Francisco
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Significance of Frailty among Dialysis Patients
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Role of Frailty in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease
The American Journal of Cardiology · 2009 · 610 citations
Frailty in Older Adults: Evidence for a Phenotype
The Journals of Gerontology Series A · 2001 · 23,899 citations
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