Developing and evaluating a frailty index for older South Africans—findings from the HAALSI study

BACKGROUND: despite rapid population ageing, few studies have investigated frailty in older people in sub-Saharan Africa. We tested a cumulative deficit frailty index in a population of older people from rural South Africa. METHODS: analysis of cross-sectional data from the Health and Ageing in Afri...

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Autores principales: Barker, Fred J, Davies, Justine I, Gomez-Olive, F Xavier, Kahn, Kathleen, Matthews, Fiona E, Payne, Collin F, Salomon, Joshua A, Tollman, Stephen M, Wade, Alisha N, Walker, Richard W, Witham, Miles D
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Research Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8581379/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34107011
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afab111

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8581379/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34107011
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afab111

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