Factors associated with frailty in a community-dwelling population of older adults

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze if demographic and socioeconomic factors and factors related to health and health services are associated with frailty in community-dwelling older adults. METHODS This is a cross-sectional study with 339 older adults (60 years old or more) living in Juiz de Fora, St...

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Main Authors: Danielle Teles da Cruz, Marcel de Toledo Vieira, Ronaldo Rocha Bastos, Isabel Cristina Gonçalves Leite
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2017-11-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102017000100295&lng=en&tlng=en