Frailty and the Burden of Concurrent and Incident Disability in Patients With Cirrhosis: A Prospective Cohort Study

Frailty results from the chronic effects of malnutrition and muscle wasting in patients with cirrhosis. It is well‐established that frailty is strongly associated with mortality in this population. However, little is known of its relationship with physical disability, a critical patient‐centered out...

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Main Authors: Jennifer C. Lai, Jennifer L. Dodge, Charles E. McCulloch, Kenneth E. Covinsky, Jonathan P. Singer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Hepatology Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/hep4.1444