Does the frailty phenotype at the age of 66 to 71 predict death? A 14-year survival analysis of the Lc65+ study
BACKGROUND: Frailty is a health characteristic resulting from the loss of physiological reserve of multiple organs, leading to exposure to adverse outcomes, and is possibly reversible in its earliest stages. It is identified by a specific phenotype that contributes to the practice of geriatric med...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW)
2021-09-01
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Series: | Swiss Medical Weekly |
Online Access: | https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/3065 |