Author’s response to reviews Title: Frail-VIG index: a concise frailty evaluation tool for rapid geriatric assessment. Results of a 24-months prospective follow-up Authors:
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Title: Frail-VIG index: a concise frailty evaluation tool for rapid geriatric assessment. Results of a 24-months prospective follow-up Authors: Jordi Amblàs-Novellas ([email protected]) Martori Joan Carles ([email protected]) Joan Espaulella ([email protected]) Ramon Oller ([email protected]) Núria Molist-Brunet ([email protected]) Marco Inzitari ([email protected]) Roman Romero-Ortuno ([email protected]) Version: 1 Date: 17 Oct 2017 Author’s response to reviews: Dear Editor,
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