Frailty in Chile: Development of a Frailty Index Score Using the Chilean National Health Survey 2016–2017 – The Journal of Frailty & Aging

Background The Frailty Index (FI) is used to quantify and summarize vulnerability status in people. In Chile, no development and assessment of a FI have been explored. Objective To develop and evaluate a FI using representative data from Chilean adults aged 40 years and older stratified by sex. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting National representative data from the Chilean National Health…

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Diaz-Toro, F., Petermann-Rocha, F., Lynskey, N. et al. Frailty in Chile: Development of a Frailty Index Score Using the Chilean National Health Survey 2016–2017. J Frailty Aging 12, 97–102 (2023). https://t.co/PB3pjeAScD

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