Frailty syndrome and associated factors among patients with hypertension: A cross‐sectional study in Kumasi, Ghana
Abstract Background and Aim Frailty is a condition marked by accumulation of biological deficits and dysfunctions that come with aging and it is correlated with high morbidity and mortality in patients with cardiovascular diseases, particularly hypertension. Hypertension continues to be a leading ca...
Main Authors: | Samuel A. Sakyi, Phyllis Tawiah, Ebenezer Senu, Ransford O. Ampofo, Anthony K. Enimil, Benjamin Amoani, Enoch O. Anto, Stephen Opoku, Alfred Effah, Elizabeth Abban, Joseph Frimpong, Emmaunel Frimpong, Lydia Oppong Bannor, Afia A. Kwayie, Emmanuel Naturinda, Eugene A. Ansah, Bright T. Baidoo, Kini E. Kodzo, Nana K. Ayisi‐Boateng |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2023-10-01
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Series: | Health Science Reports |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.1664 |
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