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Impact of physical frailty on disability in community-dwelling older adults: a prospective cohort study

OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between physical frailty and risk of disability, and to identify the component(s) of frailty with the most impact on disability in community-dwelling older adults. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: A Japanese community. PARTICIPANTS: 4341 older adults...

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Autores principales: Makizako, Hyuma, Shimada, Hiroyuki, Doi, Takehiko, Tsutsumimoto, Kota, Suzuki, Takao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4563225/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26338685
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008462