Higher frailty levels are associated with lower cognitive test scores in a multi-country study: evidence from the study on global ageing and adult health
BackgroundFrailty has been recognized as a growing issue in older adults, with recent evidence showing that this condition heralds several health-related problems, including cognitive decline. The objective of this work is to determine if frailty is associated with cognitive decline among older adul...
Main Authors: | Rosa Estela García-Chanes, José Alberto Avila-Funes, Miguel Germán Borda, Mario Ulises Pérez-Zepeda, Luis Miguel Gutiérrez-Robledo |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2023-06-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2023.1166365/full |
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