title: An early risk index: the original frailty measure?
authors.affiliation: Section of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, Centre on Aging, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
authors.forename: Philip D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: St John
authors.affiliation: Vancouver Island Health Authority, Victoria, BC, Canada.
authors.forename: Patrick R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Montgomery
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment