Frailty prevalence and 10-year survival in community-dwelling older adults: results from the ESTHER cohort study

The frailty index (FI), defined by a deficit accumulation approach, has emerged as a promising concept in gerontological research, but applications have been mostly restricted to populations from Canada and the United States aged 65 years or older. Baseline data from the German ESTHER cohort study (...

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Main Authors:	Saum, Kai-Uwe (Author) , Dieffenbach, Aida Karina (Author) , Müller, Heiko (Author) , Holleczek, Bernd (Author) , Hauer, Klaus (Author) , Brenner, Hermann (Author)
Format:	Article (Journal)
Language:	English
Published:	27 March 2014
In:	European journal of epidemiology Year: 2014, Volume: 29, Issue: 3, Pages: 171-179
ISSN:	1573-7284
DOI:	10.1007/s10654-014-9891-6
Online Access:	Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-014-9891-6
Author Notes:	Kai-Uwe Saum, Aida Karina Dieffenbach, Heiko Müller, Bernd Holleczek, Klaus Hauer, Hermann Brenner