Symptoms Based on Deficiency Syndrome in Traditional Chinese Medicine Might Be Predictor of Frailty in Elderly Community Dwellers

Background. The most widely used frailty phenotype and frailty indexes are either time-consuming or complicated, thus restricting their generalization in clinical practice; and therefore, an easier and faster screening tool is needed to be developed. Objective. To select sensitive symptoms in tradit...

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Main Authors: Zhen Qi, Bei-Ling Wu, Chuan Chen, Zhi-Hua Yu, Ding-Zhu Shen, Jiu-Lin Chen, Hong-Bin Zhao, Lin Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2021-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/9918811