Prevalence and outcomes of frailty in Korean elderly population: comparisons of a multidimensional frailty index with two phenotype models.
BACKGROUND: Frailty is related to adverse outcomes in the elderly. However, current status and clinical significance of frailty have not been evaluated for the Korean elderly population. We aimed to investigate the usefulness of established frailty criteria for community-dwelling Korean elderly. We...
Main Authors: | Hee-Won Jung, Sun-Wook Kim, Soyeon Ahn, Jae-Young Lim, Ji-Won Han, Tae-Hui Kim, Ki-Woong Kim, Kwang-Il Kim, Cheol-Ho Kim |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3913700?pdf=render |
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