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A Comparison of Two Approaches to Measuring Frailty in Elderly People
The Journals of Gerontology Series A · 2007 · Vol. 62(7) · pp. 738–743
Kenneth Rockwood✉(Nova Scotia Health Authority)Melissa K. Andrew(Dalhousie University)Arnold Mitnitski(Dalhousie University)
Abstract
The phenotypic definition of frailty, which offers ready clinical operationalization, discriminates broad levels of risk. The FI requires additional clinical translation, but allows the risk of adverse outcomes to be defined more precisely.
Frailty in Older AdultsNutrition and Health in AgingHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeGerontologyPsychologyComputer scienceMedicine
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AgedHumansInstitutionalizationModels, TheoreticalPhenotypeSurvival RateFrail Elderly
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