The association between frailty and severe disease among COVID-19 patients aged over 60 years in China: a prospective cohort study

Abstract Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been a pandemic worldwide. Old age and underlying illnesses are associated with poor prognosis among COVID-19 patients. However, whether frailty, a common geriatric syndrome of reduced reserve to stressors, is associated with poor progn...

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Main Authors: Yao Ma, Lisha Hou, Xiufang Yang, Zhixin Huang, Xue Yang, Na Zhao, Min He, Yixin Shi, Yan Kang, Jirong Yue, Chenkai Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-020-01761-0