Health-related and socio-demographic factors associated with frailty in the elderly: a systematic literature review

Frailty is a syndrome that leads to practical harm in the lives of elders, since it is related to increased risk of dependency, falls, hospitalization, institutionalization, and death. The objective of this systematic review was to identify the socio-demographic, psycho-behavioral, health-related, n...

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Main Authors: Amanda de Carvalho Mello, Elyne Montenegro Engstrom, Luciana Correia Alves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2014-06-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2014000601143&lng=en&tlng=en