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Comment
. 2018 Jun 14;73(7):989-990.
doi: 10.1093/gerona/gly054.

Comparing Approaches to Measure Frailty in Medicare Data: Deficit-Accumulation Frailty Index Versus Phenotypic Frailty

Dae Hyun Kim  1   2 , Sebastian Schneeweiss  1 , Robert J Glynn  1   3
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Comparing Approaches to Measure Frailty in Medicare Data: Deficit-Accumulation Frailty Index Versus Phenotypic Frailty

Dae Hyun Kim et al. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. .
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