Frailty syndrome among elderly and associated factors: comparison of two cities

Objective to compare the frailty syndrome among elderly people living at home in two Brazilian cities and to identify factors related to sociodemographic and health-related variables. Method population-based cross-sectional study with 480 elderly individuals from the cities of Ribeirão Preto/SP a...

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Main Authors: Rosalina Aparecida Partezani Rodrigues, Jack Roberto Silva Fhon, Maria de Lourdes de Farias Pontes, Antonia Oliveira Silva, Vanderlei José Haas, Jair Lício Ferreira Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2018-11-01
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692018000100387&lng=en&tlng=en