Prevalence of frailty and its association with oral hypofunction in older adults: a gender perspective
Abstract Background Previous studies have indicated an association between oral hypofunction and frailty in community-dwelling older adults. However, this issue has not been evaluated in institutionalized older patients. We aimed to determine the prevalence of physical frailty in this particularly v...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-03-01
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| Series: | BMC Oral Health |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-023-02824-3 |