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Does Frailty Predict Health Care Utilization in Community-Living Older Romanians?

Background. The predictive value of frailty assessment is still debated. We analyzed the predictive value of frailty of independent living elderly. The outcomes variables were visits to the general practitioner, hospital admission, and occurrence of new health problems. Methods. A one-year follow-up...

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Autores principales: Olaroiu, Marinela, Ghinescu, Minerva, Naumov, Viorica, Brinza, Ileana, van den Heuvel, Wim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4967440/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27493663
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6851768