Frailty and physical performance in the context of extreme poverty: a population-based study of older adults in rural Burkina Faso [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]
Background: Little is known about the prevalence of frailty and about normal values for physical performance among older individuals in low-income countries, in particular those in sub-Saharan Africa. We describe the prevalence of phenotypic frailty, and values and correlates of several physical per...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wellcome
2019-09-01
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| Series: | Wellcome Open Research |
| Online Access: | https://wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/4-135/v1 |