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A frailty index to predict the mortality risk in a population of senior mexican adults
BMC Geriatrics, 11/05/09

Garcia–Gonzalez JJ et al. – The frailty index shows the properties found in the other studies, it allows stratifying older Mexican into several groups different by the degree of the risk of mortality, and therefore the frailty index can be used in assessing health of elderly.

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Factors affecting mortality of frail hip-fractured elderly patients
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 10/19/09 Relevance Score: 79%

Sleep duration, sleep quality and cardiovascular disease mortality among the elderly: A population-based cohort study
Preventive Medicine, 10/07/09 Relevance Score: 68%

Hip Fracture Causes Excess Mortality Due to Cardiovascular and Infectious Disease in Institutionalized Older People: A Prospective Five-Year Study
Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 10/27/09 Relevance Score: 66%

Vitamin D deficiency and mortality
Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care, 10/21/09 Relevance Score: 66%

Early and late predictors of mortality following on-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery in the elderly as compared to a younger population
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 10/01/09 Relevance Score: 66%