Disability, quality of life and all-cause mortality in older Mexican adults: association with multimorbidity and frailty

Disability, quality of life and all-cause mortality in older Mexican adults: association with multimorbidity and frailty

Abstract Background Multimorbidity and frailty are relevant conditions among older adult population. There is growing evidence about their association with poor health outcomes like disability, worst quality of life, and death. Nonetheless, the independent associations of both conditions have been s...

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Main Authors: Ana Rivera-Almaraz, Betty Manrique-Espinoza, José Alberto Ávila-Funes, Somnath Chatterji, Nirmala Naidoo, Paul Kowal, Aarón Salinas-Rodríguez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Multimorbidity
Frailty
Mortality
Disability
Quality of life
Older adults
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-018-0928-7

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