Fifteen years of progress in understanding frailty and health in aging
Abstract The notion of frailty has evolved for more than 15 years. Although there is no consensus definition, frailty reflects a state of increased vulnerability to adverse health outcomes for individuals of the same chronological age. Two commonly used clinical tools, the frailty index and the frai...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-11-01
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| Series: | BMC Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-018-1223-3 |