Frailty and Cognitive Impairment in Predicting Mortality Among Oldest-Old People

Backgrounds: Frailty and cognitive impairment are critical geriatric syndromes. In previous studies, both conditions have been identified in old-age adults as increased risk factors for mortality. However, the combined effect of these two syndromes in predicting mortality among people with advanced...

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Main Authors: Qiukui Hao, Birong Dong, Ming Yang, Biao Dong, Yuquan Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnagi.2018.00295/full