Frailty as a Predictor of Hospitalization and Low Quality of Life in Geriatric Patients at an Internal Medicine Outpatient Clinic: A Cross-Sectional Study
Frailty is an aging-associated state that increases patients’ vulnerability to disease, and can lead to various adverse outcomes. It is classified as either physical frailty alone or physical frailty in combination with cognitive impairment (cognitive frailty). There are currently limited data avail...
Main Authors: | Panita Limpawattana, Chudapha Khammak, Manchumad Manjavong, Apichart So-ngern |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-08-01
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Series: | Geriatrics |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2308-3417/7/5/89 |
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