Prevalence and risk factors of frailty among home care clients

BACKGROUND: Frailty is a common problem among older people and it is associated with an increased risk of death and long-term institutional care. Early identification of frailty is necessary to prevent a further decline in the health status of home care clients. The aims of the present study were to...

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Autores principales: Miettinen, Minna, Tiihonen, Miia, Hartikainen, Sirpa, Nykänen, Irma
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5693585/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29149866
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-017-0660-8

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5693585/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29149866
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-017-0660-8

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