The frailty index is a predictor of cause-specific mortality independent of familial effects from midlife onwards: a large cohort study
Abstract Background Frailty index (FI) is a well-established predictor of all-cause mortality, but less is known for cause-specific mortality and whether familial effects influence the associations. Middle-aged individuals are also understudied for the association between FI and mortality. Furthermo...
Main Authors: | Xia Li, Alexander Ploner, Ida K. Karlsson, Xingrong Liu, Patrik K. E. Magnusson, Nancy L. Pedersen, Sara Hägg, Juulia Jylhävä |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-05-01
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Series: | BMC Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-019-1331-8 |
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