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Phenotype of frailty: characterization in the women's health and aging studies.
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences - 1 Mar 2006
Bandeen-Roche Karen, Xue Qian-Li, Ferrucci Luigi, Walston Jeremy, Guralnik Jack M, Chaves Paulo, Zeger Scott L, Fried Linda P
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BACKGROUND: "Frailty" is an adverse, primarily gerontologic, health condition regarded as frequent with aging and having severe consequences. Although clinicians claim that the extremes of frailty can be easily recognized, a standardized definition of frailty has proved elusive until recently. Th...
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