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Progression of frailty and prevalence of osteoporosis in a community cohort of older women—a 10-year longitudinal study

SUMMARY: In community dwelling, 75-year-old women followed 10 years, a frailty index was created at each of three visits. Frailty score increased by ~ 6–7% annually. A higher frailty score was equivalent to being 5–10 years chronologically older. Frailty was associated with low bone density and high...

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Autores principales: Bartosch, P., McGuigan, F. E., Akesson, K. E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer London 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6154042/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29947868
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00198-018-4593-7