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Agreement Between 35 Published Frailty Scores in the General Population.
American journal of epidemiology - 15 Aug 2017
Aguayo Gloria A, Donneau Anne-Françoise, Vaillant Michel T, Schritz Anna, Franco Oscar H, Stranges Saverio, Malisoux Laurent, Guillaume Michèle, Witte Daniel R
Abstract excerpt
In elderly populations, frailty is associated with higher mortality risk. Although many frailty scores (FS) have been proposed, no single score is considered the gold standard. We aimed to evaluate the agreement between a wide range of FS in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA). Through a literature search, we identified 35 FS that could be calculated in ELSA wave 2 (2004-2005). We examined agreement...
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