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Modified frailty index predicts postoperative outcomes in older gastrointestinal cancer patients.

Sarah A VermillionFang-Chi HsuRobert D DorrellPerry ShenClancy J Clark
Published in: Journal of surgical oncology (2017)
mFI was associated with the incidence of postoperative complications and mortality in older surgical patients with gastrointestinal cancer.
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