Validating a widely used measure of frailty: are all sub-components necessary? Evidence from the Whi...
Validating a widely used measure of frailty: are all sub-components necessary? Evidence from the Whitehall II cohort study
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Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands
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English
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There is growing interest in the measurement of frailty in older age. The most widely used measure (Fried) characterizes this syndrome using five components: exhaustion, physical activity, walking speed, grip strength, and weight loss. These components overlap, raising the possibility of using fewer, and therefore making the device more time- and c...
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Validating a widely used measure of frailty: are all sub-components necessary? Evidence from the Whitehall II cohort study
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1398603754
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1398603754
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0161-9152,2509-2715
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1574-4647,2509-2723
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10.1007/s11357-012-9446-2
