A Frailty Index for UK Biobank Participants

Dylan M Williams; Juulia Jylhävä; Nancy L Pedersen; Sara Hägg

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A Frailty Index for UK Biobank Participants

Dylan M Williams Juulia Jylhävä

Nancy L Pedersen Sara Hägg

The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences Vol. 74 No. 4 pp. 582-587 · Oxford University Press (OUP)

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Published: Jun 18, 2018
Vol/Issue: 74(4)
Pages: 582-587
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Authors

D

Dylan M Williams

Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

J

Juulia Jylhävä

Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

N

Nancy L Pedersen

Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles

S

Sara Hägg

Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

Funding

Swedish Research council Award: 521-2013-8689

Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research Award: 2013-2292

European Union Horizon 2020 research and innovation program Award: 634821

Cite This Article

Dylan M Williams, Juulia Jylhävä, Nancy L Pedersen, et al. (2018). A Frailty Index for UK Biobank Participants. The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 74(4), 582-587. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/gly094

A Frailty Index for UK Biobank Participants

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