Self-assessed masticatory function and frailty in Brazilian older adults: the FIBRA Study

ABSTRACT OBJETIVE To investigate the relationship between the masticatory function and the frailty of older people. METHODS Exploratory cross-sectional study using secondary data from the FIBRA Project on the frailty conditions of older people living in urban areas of six Brazilian municipalities,...

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Main Authors: Clarice Santana Milagres, Luísa Helena do Nascimento Tôrres, Talita Bonato de Almeida, Anita Liberalesso Neri, José Leopoldo Ferreira Antunes, Maria da Luz Rosário de Sousa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2022-12-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102022000100285&tlng=en