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Electronic Frailty Indexes: Kate Callahan, Ariela Orkaby, & Dae Kim
What is frailty? Kate Callahan relates a clear metaphor on today's podcast. A frail person is like an origami boat: fine in still water, but can't withstand a breeze, or waves. Fundamentally, frailty is about vulnerability to stress.
In 2021 we talked with Linda Fried about phenotypic frailty. Today we talk with Kate Callahan, Ariela Orkaby, & Dae Kim about deficit accumulation frailty. What is the difference, you ask? George Kushel probably explained it best in graphical terms (in JAGS), using the iconic golden gate bridge as a metaphor (Eric and I get to see the bridge daily driving or…
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