Frailty index in the Colonias of the Rio Grande Valley: health related quality of life and resilience
BackgroundFrailty is characterized by an accumulation of deficits that lead to vulnerability to adverse health outcomes. The Frailty Index (FI) quantifies frailty by measuring deficits that increase susceptibility to stressors. This study focused on a population of Mexican Americans living in vulner...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2023-11-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2023.1240494/full |