Frailty as a predictor of mortality: a comparative cohort study of older adults in Costa Rica and the United States

BACKGROUND: Frailty is a common condition among older adults that results from aging-related declines in multiple systems. Frailty increases older adults’ vulnerability to negative health outcomes, including loss of mobility, falls, hospitalizations, and mortality. The aim of this study is to examin...

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Autores principales: Santamaría-Ulloa, Carolina, Lehning, Amanda J., Cortés-Ortiz, Mónica V., Méndez-Chacón, Ericka
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10563325/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37817140
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16900-4

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10563325/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37817140
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16900-4

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