A Hospital-Based Prospective Cohort Study of Aged People to Elucidate the Predictive Factors for Chronic Disease and Mortality: HAPPY Cohort

A Hospital-Based Prospective Cohort Study of Aged People to Elucidate the Predictive Factors for Chronic Disease and Mortality: HAPPY Cohort

Background : The world over, the multimorbidity associated with aging is proving to be a great socio-economic burden. The loss of muscle mass and increased adiposity are typical of aging, but the number of longitudinal studies focusing on sarcopenia or sarcopenic obesity is currently limited. We lau...

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Main Authors: Kyoung Min Kim, Tae Jung Oh, Hana Jang, Hyun Jung Kook, Min Seung Song, Hee Youn Lee, Hak Chul Jang, Soo Lim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korea Geriatrics Society 2017-06-01
Series:Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research
Subjects:
Elderly
Aging
Cohort
Longitudinal study
Online Access:http://www.e-agmr.org/journal/view.html?doi=10.4235/agmr.2017.21.2.56

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