The frailty index is a predictor of cause-specific mortality independent of familial effects from midlife onwards: a large cohort study

Background Frailty index (FI) is a well-established predictor of all-cause mortality, but less is known for cause-specific mortality and whether familial effects influence the associations. Middle-aged individuals are also understudied for the association between FI and mortality. Furthermore, the p...

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