Frailty and healthcare utilisation across care settings among community-dwelling older adults in Singapore

Abstract Background Frailty is frequently found to be associated with increased healthcare utilisation in western countries, but little is known in Asian population. This study was conducted to investigate the association between frailty and healthcare utilisation in different care settings among co...

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Main Authors: Lixia Ge, Chun Wei Yap, Bee Hoon Heng, Woan Shin Tan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-020-01800-8