Impact of frailty on mortality and healthcare costs and utilization among older adults in South Korea

Abstract Frailty has become increasingly relevant in a rapidly aging society, highlighting the need for its accurate identification and exploring associated clinical outcomes. Using a multidimensional framework to estimate frailty in a sample of community dwelling older adults, its effect on mortali...

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Main Authors: Fatima Nari, Eun-Cheol Park, Chung- Mo Nam, Sung-In Jang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-48403-y