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Ability of Self-Reported Frailty Components to Predict Incident Disability, Falls, and All-Cause Mortality: Results From a Population-Based Study of Older British Men

BACKGROUND: Frailty is a state of increased vulnerability to disability, falls, and mortality. The Fried frailty phenotype includes assessments of grip strength and gait speed, which are complex or require objective measurements and are challenging in routine primary care practice. In this study, we...

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Autores principales: Papachristou, Efstathios, Wannamethee, S. Goya, Lennon, Lucy T., Papacosta, Olia, Whincup, Peter H., Iliffe, Steve, Ramsay, Sheena E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5270459/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27742583
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2016.08.020