Prevalence and associated factors for frailty among elder patients in China: a multicentre cross-sectional study

Prevalence and associated factors for frailty among elder patients in China: a multicentre cross-sectional study

Abstract Background To date, most previous studies of frailty among hospitalized elderly Chinese patients have been conducted based on small samples, which cannot represent the elderly patient population. The aim of this study was to identify the prevalence of and risk factors for frailty among elde...

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Main Authors: Jing Jiao, Yu Wang, Chen Zhu, Fangfang Li, Minglei Zhu, Xianxiu Wen, Jingfen Jin, Hui Wang, Dongmei Lv, Shengxiu Zhao, Xinjuan Wu, Tao Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Frailty
Elderly patients
Prevalence
Associate factors
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-020-1496-1

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